New Hanover County News

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.