A former U.S. Marine stationed in North Carolina was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for child sexual abuse-related crimes, according to the Office of the United States Attorney for the

The NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated weather alert at 9:28 p.m. on Thursday for thunderstorms and winds with outflow until 10 p.m. The alert is for Inland Pender and Inland Brunswick as well as Bladen and Columbus counties.

Codington Elementary, home of the Cougars, opened in 1997. The school was named in honor of Dr. John Bonnell Codington, who was born in Wilmington on Oct. 27, 1925.

Last week, education officials nationwide received a memo from the U.S. Department of Education saying federal funds have been frozen until further review.

Three North Carolina police officers fired after audit uncovered racist video 01:26. Winston-Salem, North Carolina — Three members of the Wilmington, North Carolina Police Department have been ...

Despite ranking first overall for business, the state ranked 29th for quality of life in the CNBC survey. When asked why North Carolina's friendliness toward businesses does not translate to higher quality of life for workers, Stein said that he did not know the metrics that were used to determine the statistic.

The event is open to children ages 2 to 14 and will feature soccer clinics, skill-building games, and friendly competition.

Battleship North Carolina offers views of Wilmington you can't get anywhere else. John Staton, Wilmington StarNews. Thu, June 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM UTC. 2 min read.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Highway Division 3 — which consists of New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Brunswick, Duplin, and Sampson counties — started preparations for hurricane season in late May or early June, a time they call the preseason.