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3 hrs ago | Digtriad.com Piedmont Triad, Winston-...

NC Police Cite Hundreds Of People For Impaired Driving

Officials said that hundreds of motorists in North Carolina were cited for driving while impaired during the week leading to the July Fourth holiday.

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Related Topix: Wake County, NC

8 hrs ago | WECT-TV Wilmington

Student's family sues Wishnask and New Hanover Co. administrators

A Wilmington family has filed suit against a former teacher accused of being sexually involved with a teenage boy.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro

Fri Jul 10, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

CAPTAIN: Edgecombe County authorities investigating deaths of 5 women

While law enforcement authorities in New Hanover County are still trying to gather enough evidence to charge somebody with the murders of Allison Jackson-Foy and Angela Nobles-Rothen , authorities in Edgecombe County are dealing with the deaths of five young women.

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Rocky Mount, NC

Thu Jul 09, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Residents of apartments upset by flood confusion

Connie Farland of Jacksonville is staying in Wilmington long enough to help her daughter, Nicole Farland, a student at UNCW, move out of her flood-damaged apartment at Brookstone Village on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Wilmington Metro, Wilmington, NC, Weather, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wed Jul 08, 2009

WECT-TV Wilmington

New Hanover County developer hopes to build new apartments

A developer will hear his fate Wednesday night on whether he can build 208 apartments in Wilmington.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro

StarNewsOnline.com

New Hanover room tax registers decline in visitors

A construction worker works on the Wilmington Convention Center on the outside of where the ballroom will be located.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Tue Jul 07, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

5 lbs of cocaine, $40,000 seized in New Hanover

New Hanover deputies seized more than five pounds of cocaine and $40,000 in cash on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro

Mon Jul 06, 2009

WECT-TV Wilmington

Walk to remember in New Hanover County

Dozens of people took a step to honor the four soldiers from our local area who were killed in Iraq earlier this week.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Island Gazette Online

Vicious Dog Terrorizes Carolina Beach Neighborhood: Third Reported Strike Leaves Neighbors Pet Dead

For the third time since June 2008, a dog living in the Olde Mariner's Village neighborhood attacked another neighbors pet.

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Related Topix: Carolina Beach, NC

Fri Jul 03, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Administrators and department heads are highest paid among New Hanover County staff

Published: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:43 a.m. Top administrators and department heads are the highest earners in New Hanover County government, often bringing in six-figure salaries to advise elected leaders and run the county's various programs.

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StarNewsOnline.com

New Hanover County public safety workers expensive to replace, sheltered from cuts

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. About five years ago, the Wilmington Police Department had more than two dozen officers leave each year, said David Conklin, the department's deputy chief.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro, Fire

Thu Jul 02, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Editor's Note: Search our New Hanover County public officials salary database

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. If you want to watch someone squirm, ask them how much money they earn.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro, Carolina Beach, NC, Kure Beach, NC, Wrightsville Beach, NC

StarNewsOnline.com

Near-drowning among several beach rescues made this weekend

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. A man was rushed to the hospital after lifeguards pulled him from a rip current at Carolina Beach Saturday evening, officials said.

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Related Topix: Carolina Beach, NC, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News

Wed Jul 01, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Ed McMahon sworn in as New Hanover County sheriff

Brenda Tucker, clerk of superior court, gives Ed McMahon his oath of office, while McMahon's wife, Teena, holds a Bible.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Lumina News

Fatal crash on Market near Eastwood Road leaves driver dead, four injured

One person died and four others were injured in a four-vehicle car crash during the evening of Monday, June 29 near the intersection of Market Street and Cardinal Drive , said police department spokeswoman Lucy Crockett in a news release.

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Related Topix: Atlantic Beach, NC, Wilmington, NC

Mon Jun 29, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Coastal coverage fix sought in N.C. amid wider storm fears

The shock of profoundly higher insurance premiums is hitting thousands of coastal homeowners.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Wilmington, NC, US Military, US Air Force

StarNewsOnline.com

Man pleads guilty to incest in New Hanover Court

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty to incest Monday in New Hanover County Superior Court and was sentenced to five months in prison followed by five years supervised probation.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Detective: Not enough evidence for charges in shotgun death

Mike Krysiewski, left, and Dean DeTore sit with a picture of Frank Brown at Hugh MacRae Park on Friday, June 26, 2009.

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Related Topix: Wrightsboro, NC, Castle Hayne, NC

Lumina News

Detectives request assistance in ongoing arson investigation

The incident occurred in northern New Hanover County near the I-140 corridor, Smith said.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

New Hanover County Sheriff s Office looking for missing man

Iris Morris Breece Sr., who goes by the nickname 'Buddy," is 62 years old. Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:59 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:59 p.m. The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing man who requires daily medication.

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