Northwest News

NORTHWEST, NC An officer with the Northwest Police Department was arrested for solicitation of a minor for prostitution, according to the NC Department of Justice.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC A former officer with the Northwest Police Department was the victim of an armed robbery in November, 2012, but never reported the incident to authorities.

The Elkin Valley Trails Association is hosting Danny Bernstein, author of "The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina - Walking a Thousand Miles Through Wildness, Culture and History" at the Elkin Public Library on Front Street in downtown Elkin on Monday evening, May 20 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to hear about Bernstein's experience ... (more)

Police say two more people have been arrested in connection with a prostitution case in Boiling Spring Lakes, including a firefighter.

Michael Hayes was arrested this morning and charged with one count of solicitation of a minor for prostitution and one count of filing a false report and given a $5,000 bond, according to Jennifer Canada with the NC Department of Justice.

That's after the Susan G. Komen Northwest NC awarded the center with a $45,000 grant.

Ashe County Schools Superintendent Donnie Johnson visited Westwood Elementary Friday to honor Dr.

Ashe County Schools Superintendent Donnie Johnson visited Westwood Elementary Friday to honor Dr.

Belk in Mayberry Mall associate Emily Seal and Store Manager Tenisha Bridges take their turn painting educational canvas murals for Flat Rock Elementary.

Belk in Mayberry Mall associate Emily Seal and Store Manager Tenisha Bridges take their turn painting educational canvas murals for Flat Rock Elementary.

The City of Northwest City Council has joined several other town leaders in adopting a resolution to request the US Office of Management and Budget revise its recent metropolitan area alignment by returning Brunswick County to Wilmington.

I was standing outside my pickup truck the other day, talking on my cell phone to my sister-in-law about an eye operation my mother had just undergone, when the woman and her daughter approached me.

For years, some hazelnut orchard growers in the Northwest have been trying to produce these European Perigord truffles by cultivating trees whose special root stock was inoculated with the truffle fungus.