35k gallons of wastewater spilled into Barnard’s Creek
WILMINGTON – A wastewater spill of 35,000 gallons flowed directly into Barnard’s Creek Thursday morning, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) said in a Friday news release. The authority...
View ArticleWave Transit seeks public comment on proposed fare hike
A Wave Transit bus at the corner of Princess and North Second streets in downtown Wilmington. Photo by Ben Brown. The cost of a bus ride for one adult would rise 50 cents to $2 in Wave Transit’s...
View ArticleAzalea Fest coordinators hold contest for Riverfront Park design feature
WILMINGTON – It’s been a long time since anyone has tossed a wish-penny into the sunken fountain at downtown’s Riverfront Park. Water hasn’t gushed from its pipes for years, though the city is working...
View ArticleJudge declares mistrial in Belton murder trial
WILMINGTON – Superior Court Judge Doug Parsons declared a mistrial Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Davis Ray Belton. Belton was charged with killing his wife at their Wilmington home last...
View ArticleWilmington man facing multiple drug charges
Gregory Donell Miller of Wilmington was arrested Thursday on multiple drug charges after New Hanover County sheriff’s investigators found almost $50,000 worth of heroin in an apartment he controlled....
View ArticleRiverwalk repair should wrap this week
Workmen are repairing a portion of the downtown Riverwalk at the foot of Market Street. The work should be completed by next week. Photo by Ben Brown. A closed portion of downtown Wilmington’s...
View ArticleDetour at Princess & North Third Street on Monday
Underground utility work will close Princess Street at North Third Street in Wilmington on Monday, meaning detours for some traffic. Westbound traffic on Princess Street will be detoured at Fourth...
View ArticleElections boards send out first run of postal ballots
The New Hanover County Board of Elections on Friday shipped out 300 general-election ballots in the first wave of requests for postal absentee voting. “I guess that we’ll have 600 in the mail by the...
View ArticleMosquito spraying continues in New Hanover
A mosquito’s mirror image reflected by a pond. By New Hanover County Health Department. The New Hanover County Health Department will continue spraying mosquito-killing chemicals this week, focusing...
View ArticlePender County deputies arrest two on drug charges
Derric Lee William Fowler Pender County sheriff’s deputies arrested two men last week on a variety of drug and other charges in unrelated cases. On Tuesday, following a routine traffic stop in...
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