Wilmington News

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 8:33 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 8:33 p.m. Raleigh A 36-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to nine and a half years in federal prison this week after pleading guilty to cocaine charges.

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:42 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:42 p.m. The rains came down hard enough, and long enough, on Monday to flood people out of their homes, ruin cars and cause thousands of dollars worth of damages to individuals.

Submitted by WWAY on 9 July 2009 - 7:52am. Health inspectors gave a Wilmington restaurant a second chance, a Brunswick County eatery has some work to do and there are two high performers in this week's Kitchen Cops report.

Kenneth R. Creech makes notes while conducting a fire inspection at Cottman Transmission Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

The Star-News of Wilmington reported that PPD said Wednesday it has strong global demand for its services but demand in North America has been less than expected.

WILMINGTON, N.C. Officials in a North Carolina coastal city have shielded thousands of e-mail messages from public view during the past year by classifying them as private.

WILMINGTON, N.C. Funeral arrangements are set for two of the four North Carolina National Guard soldiers killed in the unit's largest single combat loss since World War II.

Submitted by WWAY on 8 July 2009 - 6:36pm. A local family is upset with a towing company they were referred to by the Carolina Beach Police Department.

A funeral for a North Carolina National Guard soldier killed last week in Iraq is planned for Wednesday.

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. During the past year, 18 top Wilmington officials sent or received more than 36,000 e-mails marked as 'private' and shielded from public view.

Fire caused extensive damage to a Wilmington mansion Tuesday morning. Workers on a dock noticed flames coming from a home in the 2600 block of Middle Sound Loop Road around 8:30. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze within an hour and a half.

Submitted by WWAY on 2 July 2009 - 5:19pm. READ MORE: It is Destination: Beach for some skateboarders from Greensboro.

Family and friends are still mourning the loss of four soldiers from Eastern North Carolina who died in Iraq last week.

Until recently, those who owned parrots in the Wilmington, North Carolina area were on their own when it came to their love of our fine feathered friends.

Haywood County Sheriff's deputies this past weekend arrested a man they say exposed himself to two women in a local mobile home park.

Submitted by WWAY on 6 July 2009 - 5:26pm. Almost a million dollars of federal money is soaring its way into Wilmington International Airport.

A new event in Wilmington is giving local artists and entertainers a chance to strut their stuff.

Published: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. The 35th annual Cape Fear Sevens Rugby Tournament kicked off Saturday as teams from all over met at Ogden Park to try a take home a piece of Port City history.

Submitted by WWAY on 3 July 2009 - 6:19pm. Friends reflect on life of Wilmington's Ed Kramer Sergeant First Class Ed Kramer is on the minds of many around Wilmington; especially those who worked alongside him as a firefighter.

Submitted by WWAY on 5 July 2009 - 11:00am. READ MORE: Protesters against high taxes and deficit spending by the government used Tax Day to get their message out in events across the country.