Wilmington News

BERTIE COUNTY DECLARES COUNTY STATE OF EMERGENCY First Med plans for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

MedCorp emergency services, a Toledo-based ambulance service that also did business in Columbus, abruptly closed its operations Friday evening.

If you're planning to mail a gift this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service is offering tips for protecting your packages.

It all started when authorities say Johnnie Williams drove through a DWI checkpoint at Market and 15th Streets, leading several law enforcement agencies on a chase which ended on Castle Hayne Road and N. 23rd Street.

WILMINGTON, NC New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Chairman Woody White once again called for fellow commissioner Brian Berger to step down, days after another arrest.

WILMINGTON, NC Two Wilmington police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with a shooting incident in November , according to District Attorney Ben David.

A joint drug investigation between the Wilmington Police Department and the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has lead law enforcement to a local suspect and multiple drug over-doses.

A sizable cut to summer flounder catch limits will affect the state's commercial fishermen next year, but it also could impact area restaurants - and diners - accustomed to a steady supply of fresh, local flounder throughout the year.

WILMINGTON, NC According to the NCDOT website, one of two eastbound lanes on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will be closed to drivers on Monday, Dec. 16 and Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., weather permitting.

The Endoscopy Center of Hanover Gastroenterology - NHRMC Physician Group is pleased to announce their recently earned three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care , a distinction that is recognized as a symbol of quality by third-party payers, medical organizations, liability insurance companies, state and ... (more)

A company which provides emergency and non-emergency medical transportation services, as well as contract emergency medical services to some localities, including Bertie County, N.C., has apparently shut down without notice leaving possibly hundreds of employees without a job just two weeks before Christmas - not to mention potentially disrupting ... (more)

Fire & Spice Gourmet is at 312 Nutt St., Wilmington. In the future they will be offering a website, now you can like the store on Facebook so you will see when the tastings occur.

WILMINGTON, NC Employees of First Med in Wilmington said they were not allowed into work on Saturday morning, their only indication something was wrong with the company.

They lay forgotten for several decades. Dusty, with a chip in one lens, these field glasses, the 19th century-name for binoculars, lack in the appearance department.

Hundreds of people will be flocking to Downtown Wilmington for the 11th Annual Holiday Parade Sunday evening, but this year officials say they won't need to worry about parking.

Dec. 08 --The tiny village of La Loma clings at roughly 10,000 feet above sea level in the craggy Sierra Madre mountain range, which runs through Aquixtla , a municipality in the northern corner of the Mexican state of Puebla .

A New Hanover County commissioner has been arrested for the fourth time since he was elected to the board in 2010.

Candle tea may sound like an odd drink, but it's actually the name given to an open house offered through the Covenant Moravian Church in Wilmington.

Saturday marked the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a date President Franklin D. Roosevelt said "will live in infamy."

Havana's Restaurant is at 1 Cape Fear Blvd. , Carolina Beach. They open at 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday for brunch and brunch is served until 2 p.m. You can follow them on Facebook, visit www.havanasrestaurant.com, or call 910-458-2822 or email This email address is being protected from spambots.