Brunswick County News

Friday, July 3, 2009 [NC] Officer Eldridge charged for kicking his wife's head, and it's not the first domestic incident ...[WILMINGTON POLICE OFFICER JAMES] ELDRIDGE WAS CHARGED WITH KICKING HIS WIFE IN THE HEAD AND GRABBING HER ARMS... THE REPORT ALSO SHOWS A GUN WAS INVOLVED... THERE IS A PRIOR HISTORY OF DOCUMENTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS ...

Inmates and workers at the Brunswick County Jail are being tested for tuberculosis .

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:47 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:47 p.m. The project to build a new hospital in Brunswick County is progressing, though officials have had to deal with delays on some key permits.

Submitted by WWAY on 1 July 2009 - 5:37pm. A lawyer for six women, all employees of two businesses allegedly soliciting sex, pleaded guilty on their behalf in court Wednesday.

A Brunswick County man is left without a home after a fire destroyed it early Wednesday morning.

Brunswick County may revoke business permits for several adult and sexually oriented businesses if the employees recently charged with soliciting prostitution are convicted, county attorney Huey Marshall said recently.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH a ' Two men from Surry County have been charged with stabbing and robbing a Kansas woman vacationing on North Carolinaa TMs coast.

An Oak Island couple's plan to burn their home for insurance money has gone up in flames after they were arrested and charged with fraud and arson.

Brunswick County law enforcement raided several businesses late Thursday night into Friday morning.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office arrested a nurse Wednesday accused of trafficking drugs.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Brunswick County A nurse in the Brunswick Community Hospital maternity ward was arrested Wednesday on drug charges, according to a news release from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office.

A couple in Oak Island are facing arson charges after a portion of their home caught fire.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:36 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:36 p.m. There was virtually no growth in the local economy last year and there will be very little this year, economist William 'Woody' Hall said Tuesday in his economic forecast.

The driver of a vehicle that was involved in a fatal wreck killing two West Brunswick High School students last month has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 11:47 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 11:47 a.m. The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a suspect in a Saturday night stabbing.

An area nudist resort is flinging open its gates and welcoming everyone to be part of a world record for the largest simultaneous skinny dip.

Twelve women were arrested at four different locations early Friday morning during a late-night prostitution sting led by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office.

Two more cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed in Brunswick County. According to the health department, the patients have been treated and asked to voluntarily stay home for seven days.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. RALEIGH The North Carolina House is back to its full complement of 120 members.

HEADLINES: - Lawmakers: NC gov wants up to $1.5B in new taxes - Republican argue Perdue proposal to raise taxes would delay economy, eliminate jobs - Lawmakers chasing film, TV production cash move to sweeten state's tax break - Former Brunswick County GOP chairman Frank Iler to succeed Stiller in House THE BRIEF: MORE TAXES: Democratic leaders in ...