Wilmington News

The New York rush is coming to downtown Wilmington. City Stage is performing a musical called Brooklyn by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson.

Two women were taken to the hospital early Thursday morning after an argument that escalated into one woman having a beer bottle broken on her face.

The hilarious larger than life comedienne and actress Melissa McCarthy wasn't laughing when she observed a female extra "harshly" grab her child on set, causing McCarthy to take action and fire the extra, reported the Huffington Post May 21, 2013.

With Revolution moving to Austin, Texas to film its second season, a small, close-knit group of extras that were cast to play militia members in Wilmington are reflecting on the times they spent on the show.

DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON The North Carolina State Ports Authority hosted a National Maritime Day wreath laying ceremony to honor the contributions of the U.S. merchant marine today along Water Street in Downtown Wilmington.

WILMINGTON, NC Worried about your safety at your home or office? You can have a Wilmington Police officer come to your home or place of work to tell you how you can step up security.

In one of the final steps for the City of Wilmington's fiscal year 2013-2014 budget, the public hearings for various aspects of the recommended budget only solicited one comment from the public at the Wilmington City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 21.

Today, the President of the Association of Junior Leagues International stopped by the Children's Museum, a place made possible by funding from the league.

A man is in a Wilmington hospital after deputies say he was shot at his Onslow County home early this morning.

Wilmington police handed out 94 charges to suspected traffic law violators during a "Click It or Ticket" campaign that unfolded across the city on Wednesday morning and afternoon.

Here's to hoping "Stuck in Love," a dramatic comedy that filmed in Wilmington and its island beaches under the title "Writers" this past spring will stick with July 5 - its third choice for a theatrical premiere date .

Wilmington, NC The Wilmington Hammerheads traveled to Austin, Texas to compete in the second round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup versus the Austin Aztex at House Park on Tuesday night.

When Specialist Larry Shaffer stepped off the plane in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina he was "speechless" when he spotted his wife For the months that Misty Shaffer's husband was deployed in Iraq with the U.S. Army, she was plotting a big surprise with him.

A crash at Farley Drive and N. Kerr Avenue sent two to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday night following a head-on collision, authorities say.

WILMINGTON, NC An emergency sewer repair happening now in the 1600 block of Queen Street between S. 16th and S. 17th Streets is detouring some traffic in the area, according to a spokesperson with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.

A snake that was on the loose in front of the Cape Fear Serpentarium Tuesday got sassy as police and sheriff's deputies worked to wrangle it.

Jacksonville-based Furniture Fair is coming to Wilmington, taking over the former Room Store space at 524 S. College Road.

Melissa McCarthy is new to the director's chair ... but she's already acting like a BOSS ... the "Bridesmaids" star just FIRED an extra for mistreating her own little kid on set ... TMZ has learned.

Carolinas Cement Company, a subsidiary of Titan America, has filed with the state for an extension on the air quality permit WILMINGTON, NC Carolinas Cement has filed for an extension with the state, in part because of opposition to the company's plans to build a cement plant in the Castle Hayne area of New Hanover County.

WILMINGTON, NC Scattered showers and thunderstorms will pop up on the First Alert Digital Doppler throughout the day today as moist air streams in from the south.