Pender County News

Deputies in Pender County have charged a 19-year-old with raping a fellow student at Pender High School on the last day of school earlier this month, WWAY has learned.

In March, the Sheriff's Office Vice/Narcotics Division started an undercover investigation into the sale of illegal narcotics in the 1220 block of New River Road, the "Sugar Shack."

A Rocky Point man faces rape and assault charges, according to Det. Leatherwood with the Pender County Sheriff's Office.

Ron Causey poses behind the counter with some of his collection of outsider art inside his new business, Eye for the South, in the Low Country Stores complex in Calabash.

PENDER COUNTY, NC A car crash that happened Thursday morning resulted in one person being sent to the hospital, Pender County Highway Patrol officials confirm.

Coastal frequenters will soon enjoy rousing games of Angry Birds from any grain of sand along North Carolina's beaches.

In a town of 4,200 people, the NC Blueberry Festival rocks the streets of downtown Burgaw each year, bringing in around 30,000 visitors.

The Pender County Sheriff's Office has a new lead in the search for a man who faces several charges, including incest.

WILMINGTON, NC The Armed Forces Reserve Center in Wilmington will soon be named after a sergeant who grew up in Pender County and was killed in Afghanistan last year .

"It means a lot for me," Sue Jameson said after being sworn in. "I was a career educator for 34 years and saw lots of children come through my classroom, and some of them, their brains are on stress overload, and they really can't access education, because they're so worried about things in their family."

Pender County will have several new tools this hurricane season to make sure its residents are ready for severe weather.

PENDER COUNTY, NC Several volunteer fire departments and Pender EMS and Rescue could become one agency in Pender County.

PENDER COUNTY, NC A man from Burgaw was sentenced in court Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of receipt of child pornography.

PENDER COUNTY, NC A motorcyclist was killed in Pender County Monday night after running off the road and hitting a ditch.

WILMINGTON, NC Another very moist day today across eastern North Carolina with showers looking likely as a dissipating cold front bears down on the coast.

A flood warning has been issued for central Pender County until 10:15 p.m. Sunday due to heavy rain.

PENDER COUNTY, NC A tornado warning issued for Pender County expired just before 5:15 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Authorities in Cumberland County located a man from Pender County who was reported missing Wednesday after he failed to return home from an out-of-town appointment.

PENDER COUNTY, NC The National Weather Service has issues a flood warning for eastern Pender county until 4:45 PM.

PENDER COUNTY, NC Officials with the Highway Patrol have released the name of the victim in a fatal crash in Pender County from last week.