Wilmington News

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WILMINGTON, NC A new admission policy of a private school in Wilmington continues to fuel a very public conversation about faith, education and acceptance.

Since its inception in the late 1950s, Jamaican ska has been played to make people move.

The homepage of AshleyMadison.com features its catchphrase, "Life is short. Have an affair."

Some Wilmington residents have been evacuated and several roads closed down after construction crews struck a gas line just after noon today.

Looking to buy tickets to a concert for this year's North Carolina Azalea Festival? Interested in knowing the schedule of events? Now it's all in the palm of your hand.

For anyone who's appetite has been piqued at the sight of painters, plumbers and other contractors making improvements to the former Zaxby's location at 4409 S. 17th St., those cravings will soon be sated with chicken as a new owner prepares to reopen the spot.

U.S. Rep. Walter Jones says North Carolina officials should consider whether marijuana would help children who suffer controllable seizures.

Investigators say the car hit the curb, and all four occupants got out and ran. K-9 officers and the police helicopter, SABLE, were called in to help locate the suspects.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC A man who couldn't read to his own son just a few years ago is now hoping the thousands of adults who can't read in New Hanover County will learn from his story.

A NC Highway Patrol trooper charged a 42-year-old Wilmington man with driving while impaired after the man drove off the road and hit a utility pole Sunday evening.

NextMedia has changed formats on two signals in the Greenville-New Bern and Jacksonville-Wilmington, N.C. markets bringing a Hot Country format to Eastern North Carolina on WQSL-FM and WQZL-FM.

USA InvestCo plans to create 100 jobs and invest more than $15 million in a new cold storage facility at the Port of Wilmington according to Governor McCrory's office.

WILMINGTON, NC Officers with the Wilmington Police Department are investigating a reported armed robbery that happened Saturday night at a barber shop on Chestnut Street.

This may or may not come as welcome news, but the City of Wilmington has made some big improvements when it comes to collecting parking ticket fines.

WILMINGTON, NC Officers with the Wilmington Police Department arrested a man shortly after midnight Sunday in connection to DWI.

WILMINGTON, NC Emergency crews responded to a two car accident early Monday Morning on MLK parkway near Kornegay Ave. A pickup truck flipped on its side after the driver hit the back of a disabled Checkers Cab.

WILMINGTON, NC An effort to place wreaths on the graves at Wilmington National Cemetery doubled in size this weekend.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 645 PM EST * AT 544 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS ... (more)

There are, as of this writing, 18 days until the end of the taxable year. That means that you have 18 days to squeeze in most of your remaining tax deductions for 2013 .