Wilmington News

Researcher Robert Brander holds a GPS unit used to collect data from rip currents in the ocean at Carolina Beach, N.C., on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Crossing the country on a bus is something everyone should try to do more often.

The NHRMC Physician Group is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Jaskolka, DDS, MD, to its maxillofacial surgery team.

Wilmington, NC The Fayetteville SwampDogs blanked the Sharks Saturday night at the Shark Tank for their fifth consecutive loss.

The town's Historic District Commission will weigh Wilmington businessman Francis Henry's petition Aug. 6 to demolish the 175-year-old inn at 153 W. King St. Henry bought the inn for $410,000 in a 2001 with plans to restore it.

Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association's Senior Four-Ball Tournament at the CC of Landfall in Wilmington, NC on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

Fourteen buoys bobbed through the water off Carolina Beach Wednesday morning, floating among surfers and swimmers.

An Army doctor whose conviction for the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters prompted the bestseller "Fatal Vision" and a television mini-series has failed to convince a U.S. judge he deserves another trial.

One of the men accused of beating a University of North Carolina professor to death on a quiet street near campus had been released from the Wake County Jail the day before, authorities confirmed Friday.

Carolina Beach Police arrested David Carr Vanarsdell, age 65, of 601 Clarendon Avenue on July 18th for 2 counts of Sexual Offence with a Child.

Six months into the year and the North Carolina Film Office said productions have already spent $268 million in the state, shelling out cash for things like wages, goods and services.

A WECT investigation has a happy ending when the local Monkey Junction Walmart goes above and beyond to apologize to an 11-year-old boy who waited six months to receive the proper scooter he purchased with his own money.

Crews with Cape Fear Public Utility Authority are closing the intersection of South 3rd and Dock Streets for emergency repairs to a failing sewer pipe.

Filmmaking is a dog-eat-dog business, a tough scene to break into. But for John "Mario" Marchioni, it's a dream worth pursuing.

Wild Wing Cafe , located at 1331 Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington , is giving away a weeklong trip for six to Hilton Head Island, S.C. The Summer Giveaway series is running in conjunction with the restaurant's limited-time summer menu.

This seems like an especially timely reminder, given yesterday's news about how easily GAO investigators were able to buy insurance with faked credentials on Healthcare.gov.

Veteran journalist Steve McDaniel has joined The Gazette's editorial staff as a news and crime reporter.

Pembroke's , 1125-A Military Cutoff Road in The Forum , Wilmington, is hosting its first-ever Meet Your Local Farmer Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Opera Wilmington, a new company to form in the Port City, is making its debut performance with The Merry Widow .

A new, privatized search and rescue team with an emphasis on finding lost children, adults, and evidence is the first of its kind in New Hanover County.