With multiple productions underway in Wilmington, the film industry is stronger than ever and that means, the demand for skilled workers is also on the rise. That’s why the City of Wilmington is looking to invest $400,000 dollars into workforce development for the production industry.

Police have arrested a man accused of causing a multi-vehicle crash in downtown Wilmington earlier this month.

New Hanover County manager Chris Coudriet has unveiled a three-year, $89 million plan to address safety in county schools and to address violence in the community.

A former employee attempted to set fire to a canopy at Smithfield Foods, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.

One Knightdale police officer is dead following a crash on Interstate 540 near Knightdale that happened early Sunday that closed roads until Sunday afternoon.

New Hanover Regional Medical Center, now part of Novant Health, is holding a fall medication disposal event on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Michael Regan, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said it is taking a series of actions to limit pollution from a cluster of long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS that are increasingly turning up in public drinking water systems, private wells and even food.

An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.

Health officials urging people to get a flu vaccine. New Hanover County is offering a drive thru vaccine clinic. Th health and human services board meets Tuesday to go over the latest metric and future of the mask mandate.

A veteran of the Vietnam War, Colin Powell rose to the rank of four-star general and in 1989 became the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Cauthen said this was his fourth year at the festival as an oyster vendor, and he was worried about how this weekend would play out with the ongoing oyster shortage.

“Last year Autumn with Topsail was canceled, so for vendors that ramped up their inventory . . . and other festivals since then have also been canceled so it’s been tough for local vendors who go to these shows who rely on this for all or part of their income,” said Jeff Wenzel, owner and photographer for Above Topsail.