07/13/11 Newly proposed state legislative district maps would give Republican lawmakers in Southeastern North Carolina a good chance at keeping their seats in the 2012 elections, but might pose problems for Democratic freshman Rep. Susi Hamilton.
07/12/11 In July 1861 the U.S.S. Daylight informed Confederate military authorities at Fort Caswell that Wilmington was officially under blockade.
07/11/11 New Hanover County has asked the state of North Carolina to provide dredging funds for the maintenance of Carolina Beach Inlet.
07/11/11 Efforts to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the Wrightsville Sound area are likely to take on greater significance at Tuesday's Wilmington City Council meeting after Councilman Charlie Rivenbark's son Travis was hit by a car while bicycling Sunday evening on Eastwood Road.
07/11/11 This editorial ran Thursday in The News & Observer of Raleigh.
07/09/11 The StarNews established the award in 2003. Those honored have given back areas such as economic development, education, philanthropy, health, preservation, arts and the environment.
07/08/11 The N.C. Highway Patrol suspended one trooper for unprofessional conduct and cleared a second of wrongdoing after an internal investigation into a pair of traffic stops that led to claims of mistreatment and false arrest, the embattled law enforcement agency said Friday.
07/07/11 The incident happened Tuesday afternoon as the Coast Guard Cutter Bayberry passed by a boat and a crew member noticed a disturbance happening in the area.
07/07/11 WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Three boaters are safe this morning after their boat capsized. New Hanover County dispatch says it happened on the ocean side of Rich's Inlet north of Figure Eight Island. Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach tells WWAY the three people suffered minor injuries. The Coast Guard says a crew from Sea Tow pulled the boaters from the water and is trying to get their boat ...
07/07/11 OFF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (NASH JENKINS / LUMINA NEWS) -- Five young men face legal consequences for underage drinking after their skiff sank inland near Wrightsville Beach on Tuesday, July 5. One of the young men was hospitalized that day due to his intoxication; a warrant stands for his arrest for boating while impaired. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. a man on a Jet Ski flagged down the crew of the ...
07/07/11 WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- It's been more than a week since WWAY broke the story involving a Raleigh couple who accused two Highway Patrol troopers of crossing the line. The Highway Patrol says an internal investigation underway since the allegations came to light will soon come to a close. Gina and Hoyt Tessener claimed troopers Edward Wyrick and Andrew Smith bullied them during a visit to the ...
07/07/11 RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -- Gov. Bev Perdue talked for the first time since an investigation began looking into whether a North Carolina State Trooper tried to intimidate a Raleigh attorney and his wife. We were the first to report that Hoyt Tessener accused Tpr. Edward Wyrick of trying to intimidate his wife Gina after a DWI stop a couple of weeks ago near Wrightsville Beach. Tessener made his ...
07/07/11 Governor Beverly Perdue is now speaking out about the investigation involving two North Carolina State Troopers. Text messages between the troopers were recently made public.
06/27/11 Hundreds of people in Wrightsville Beach and Oak Island formed a human chain Saturday to protest offshore drilling and support offshore wind energy.
06/27/11 Some folks in Wrightsville Beach are not happy after Saturday's D.W.I. checkpoint caused major traffic congestion. While North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission patrolled boaters on the Intercoastal, several local law enforcement agencies stopped drivers crossing the draw bridge.
06/25/11 Jeffrey DeGroote left investment banking last year to open the South End Surf Shop, following his passion and a hunch that the down economy was the perfect time to start something new.
06/23/11 Logan's Run, captained by D Logan of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., weighed in a 23.60-pound on Saturday, the first day of fishing, and watched the catch hold up Sunday to win the Jolly Mon King Classic at Ocean Isle Fishing Center in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
06/21/11 Wilmington - Easter Seals UCP is holding its 5th annual Wilmington Juice and Jazz fundraiser on Friday, July 29th at Lumina Hall on Wrightsville Beach (212 Causeway Drive).
06/20/11 Hurley's Rip My Shred Stick youth surfing festival comes to Wrightsville Beach on Wednesday morning. A contest for child surfers will be held, starting at 8 a.m. off the Oceanic Street pier. It's limited to the first 75 participants, registration forms can be filled out at Sweetwater Surf Shop, 10 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach.
06/18/11 The old-school notion of cooking with locally grown food is among 2011's hottest food trends. Restaurants offer it, diners demand it, and the Cape Fear region is deep into area edibles. | 
