Wilmington News

A search team assembled Tuesday morning on Fifth Street to look for Shannon Rippy, who was often seen riding her segway in downtown Wilmington.

A Wilmington man, who police say is making his way back to the Port City now faces a murder charge.

To celebrate being home to 100 craft breweries, April has been declared North Carolina Beer Month by Governor Pat McCrory, and in the spirit of that celebration, the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its fourth annual Hops of Spring Beer Festival.

Fermental , 7250 Market St. in Wilmington, is hosting An Evening with Foothills Brewing at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Future funding of Coastal Storm Damage Reduction projects was the topic of conversation during a joint meeting called by Carolina Beach Mayor Dan Wilcox Tuesday, April 15. Present at the meeting were representatives from New Hanover County, its three beach towns, City of Wilmington and the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Tuesday, Myra Lawson, Betty Hill, and William Riley were caught stealing around 300 of these plants in Boiling Spring Lakes.

WILMINGTON, NC UNCW students concerned about our environment are doing what they can to make a positive difference, but it's at a price.

Terry Linehan , the UNCW professor who wrote and directed Don't Know Yet , has signed a distribution deal with Devolver Digital in Austin, Texas for video on demand and internet distribution.

Isaiah Washington will star in the new thriller, "The Sin Seer," which will film in Wilmington beginning April 28. - AP photoThe upcoming thriller, "The Sin Seer," has found its cast as the film heads into production April 28 in Wilmington.

Fire crews are investigating after they say several residents escaped a burning home that caught fire in the early morning hours, leaving a pet with injuries.

A quick candy bar may stave off more than hunger. It could prevent major fights between husbands and wives, at least if a new study that used voodoo dolls is right.

Live Oak Bancshares is planning an initial public offering that could yield as much as $86 million for the Wilmington, N.C., company and its shareholders.

The New Hanover County ABC Board voted Tuesday to keep full funding for Wilmington's Downtown Task Force in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

City of Wilmington leaders are responding to a spike in youth violence -- creating conversations and identifying opportunities to curb those numbers.

Tuesday night, council members heard from the North Carolina Sierra Club, the Cape Fear River Keeper, and Duke Progress Energy.

In 1984 as a gubernatorial candidate for the state of North Carolina, Glen Miller describes his ultimate goal of an all white America.

Nothing says Easter like little girls wearing new dresses, children hunting for Easter eggs and everyone meeting for a hearty brunch.

The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of a Pender County man by a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper.

Feedback from the report will be presented at the city council meeting taking place Tuesday, April 15. City leaders are using citizen input provided during a series of community conversations that occurred November-February.

WILMINGTON, North Carolina UNCW sophomore righthander Ryan Foster carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning against longtime rival Campbell and then tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against Hofstra and was named Colonial Athletic Association Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week for the first time.