New Hanover County News

Mobility, health and medical issues are among special concerns when preparing senior citizens for the upcoming hurricane season and other severe weather emergencies, local experts have said.

The group opposed to a taxpayer-funded ballpark have collected about 4,000 signatures on a petition against bringing a taxpayer-funded baseball team to the Port City.

"George the Library Duck Finds a Friend," the little book published last year by the Friends of the New Hanover County Public Library, has won a statewide award.

More than $250,000 of a $1.56 million grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund will be distributed to New Hanover County, according to a news release from Governor Bev Perdue.

A fox that bit a person on Myrtle Grove Road tested positive for rabies, according to Sgt.

Tuesday, the state house approved House Bill 5, which stops nine involuntary annexation plans from moving forward, including Wilmington's effort to take in part of Monkey Junction.

Two people remained in custody Monday, accused of holding a woman captive and threatening to kill her if she tried to escape, an official said Tuesday.

A snapped power pole and fallen power lines in the 6200 block of Carolina Beach Road has northbound traffic backed up, according to New Hanover County 911.

New Hanover County Commssioner Brian Berger's home was sold to a bank during a foreclosure auction at the New Hanover County Courthouse Tuesday.

The StarNews of Wilmington reports that a resident-led petition to ban smoking at the beach was approved by the New Hanover County Board of Elections.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC - Tropical storm Beryl will play a small role in our Memorial Day forecast.

Wilmington police searched for a possible group of assailants Saturday night after a man reported being robbed on Second Street, according to New Hanover County dispatchers.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC Tropical storm Beryl should drift towards the south Georgia or north Florida coast on Sunday.

According to New Hanover County dispatch, a woman called 911 around 8:45 Saturday night to report that she saw a man who was swimming disappear in the waves near Access 4. Wrightsville Beach Police and Fire Departments, along with SABLE helicopter and the Coast Guard are working together to search for the potentially missing person.

CASTLE HAYNE, NC - Instead of hitting the beach this Memorial Day weekend, some bargain hunters went shopping in Castle Hayne all to help out wounded warriors.

Preprinted Postcard Text : Palmetto Palms Motel - Yaupon Beach, Southport, NC - Rooms with TV and air conditioning.

The sure sign of the coast's peak tourism season may very well be that lifeguard stands on the beaches are occupied once again by red swimsuit-clad women and men keeping watch over swimmers in the ocean.

The Carolina Caravan Against Hate will make a stop in Chapel Hill on Saturday en route to protest the controversial comments of North Carolina Pastor Charles Worley.

Wilmington, NC-- Dogs are man's best friend and they make great family pets. However, a family in Wilmington is wondering if they did the right thing by adopting a dog.

Unemployment rates fell in 93 of North Carolina's 100 counties in April, including all five in our area, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce - Labor and Economic Analysis Division.