Educational initiatives across North Carolina are receiving a financial boost to help expand student reading resources, ...

The North Topsail Beach Fire Department will host a memorial stair climb honoring the first responders and victims who lost ...

The Town of Burgaw is preparing for its annual Autumn Fest, offering family activities, live music, and local food ...

All lanes have reopened on Oleander Drive near Lincoln Road after emergency crews cleared an earlier traffic crash.

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A Nakina man faces drug charges following a traffic checkpoint in Columbus County late last month, authorities said.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina’s Attorney General says the state has reached an historic settlement with Chemours.

US unemployment claims dipped to 206,000 last week, remaining at historically low levels with layoffs relatively scarce.

Dozens of four-legged surfers are catching waves for a good cause this Saturday as the annual Surf Dog event returns to the ...

Both directions of U.S. 421 are shut down after an excavator struck a Piedmont Natural Gas line near the New Hanover County ...

Both directions of U.S. 421 are shut down after an excavator struck a Piedmont Natural Gas line near the New Hanover County ...

Dick McGraw was the number two person in the public affairs office at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, 25 years ago. He said ...