As you prepare to send your children back to school, there are steps you can take to make sure they are ready for a healthy return to the classroom.

This is Dr. Meadows first year at the school district and it’s a time of transition for students as well.

Back to school time means kids are making new friends and it also leads to increased social media activity.

Carowinds’ newest thrill ride, Copperhead Strike, is closed until further notice after a guest was injured on the ride Sunday evening.

Your First Alert Forecast features a front dropping into the Cape Fear Region - gradually, you know, August style - between Wednesday and the weekend.

Two Columbus County men are heading to federal prison after pleading guilty to firearm charges earlier this month.

Early in-person voting is starting for two special congressional elections in North Carolina.

National Senior Citizens Day is a day to recognize seniors for their accomplishments.

The Whiteville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man it describes as a “person of interest” in a case.

Heather Chilton and other parents of the Junior Lions Cheer Team members were asked to sell tickets for an AM-15 optic ready rifle for a fundraiser.

Wilmington City Council considered several items at its Aug. 20, 2019 meeting.

The H2GO board authorized its attorney to finalize a proposed agreement to end legal disagreements over assets of H2GO Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer

New Hanover County Redistricting Committee met Tuesday to go over new proposed plans from Cropper GIS Consulting.

Gov. Roy Cooper visited Penderlea Elementary School Tuesday to deliver school supplies and meet with educators to discuss teacher pay.

The lawsuit claims the district broke state and federal laws by requiring her to pay for school supplies out of her own pocket and work for free at school-related events.

Elton John took to social media to slam stories that suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan were hypocritical for accepting jet travel despite their devotion to eco-causes.

Several hundred gallons of untreated wastewater discharged from a manhole last week, according to officials with Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO.

Adrian Tharpe is asking for donations on the Donors Choose website to purchase diverse books for her classroom library so her students will be able to take accelerated reading tests.

Through a Department of Defense loan program, the Wilmington Police Department is now equipped with two high-powered vehicles it can use during severe weather.

A new school year is almost here and a new school is ready to open its doors. Brunswick County celebrated the ribbon cutting of The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology (COAST).

In June, a generous gift helped Tyler Butler-Figueroa, a young violinist, ace his America’s Got Talent audition. On Tuesday night, Tyler will return to the stage, more confident than ever.

An omnibus wildlife regulation bill now heading to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk would create new fees and raise others - some for the first time in over 30 years - for activities related to hunting and fishing.

Breaking news: there are sharks in the ocean!

A majority of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners still appear to be in favor of exploring the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center, despite overwhelmingly negative feedback at two community forums.

A massive alligator was caught on camera taking a stroll near a busy Wilmington overpass Tuesday morning.

N.C. State has officially added beer sales at Carter-Finley Stadium.The announcement comes less than two weeks before the Wolfpack hosts East Carolina on Aug. 31.

Chatham County Commissioners voted to end a 1907 agreement allowing a Confederate monument to remain outside the historic courthouse in Pittsboro.

The best chicken sandwich debate has heated up!

A Wilmington man will spend the next five and a half to ten years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to several drug and firearm-related offenses.

Attorney General John Stein reached a settlement Monday with a Florida-based company involved in price gouging in North Carolina.

Check your Cash 5 jackpot tickets! A winning ticket was sold at the Coastal Mart in Emerald Isle this weekend.

Wilmington City Council got an update on the project Monday morning from Deputy City Manager Thom Moton.

Hundreds of children with autism hit the surf Monday at the Surfers Healing Camp in Wrightsville Beach.

Stay comfortable and save money by using these recommended settings for your central air.

The city of Myrtle Beach is one step closer to bringing a surf park to the community.

Tribute Companies wants to build a 14-building complex off Market Street, about a mile north of the intersection with Military Cutoff.

An ambulance from Brunswick County was involved in a multi-car crash Monday at the intersection of Highway 211 and Highway 17 in Supply.

For much of this week, the Cape Fear Region will lie between the recent storm boundary and a new one that will drop in by next weekend.

Officials say 32-year-old Joshua Lee Burgess is charged with murder in the death of his 15-year-old daughter.

Paula Deen’s brother and Savannah restaurateur Earl “Bubba” Wayne Hiers Jr. passed away last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

All five county commissioners are at a meeting that gives the public the first chance to have their voices heard on the potential sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Earnhardt Jr. released the statement on social media Monday afternoon.

A new children’s soccer program recently launched in Wilmington that hopes to capitalize on the excitement of Team USA’s win in the Women’s World Cup this summer

The Department of Public Safety says Kyle Berry was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday afternoon at the Bertie Correctional Institution.

A Brunswick County man will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping, rape, and other charges.

A Fredericksburg woman had quite the surprise visitor when she got a notification on her phone that there was movement outside her front door.

34 years and 9 million miles later... This trucker is being honored for traveling every mile... accident free!

Widespread concern about understaffing in Mississippi's prisons has people calling for a change. They say inmates, correctional officers and surrounding communities are in danger.

A concerned parent called police about interactions between his son and the principal at his son’s school more than a decade before the principal was arrested on charges related to having sex with students, records obtained by WBTV show.

Emergency crews are attempting to rescue a hiker who had gotten lost in the Holly Shelter Game Land.

A man in Bladen County is now considered a habitual felon after pleading guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection to a shooting that happened in East Arcadia in 2018.

A Bladenboro man will spent up to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his father’s girlfriend.

Detectives with the Wilmington Police Department are asking for the public’s help to identify a man suspected in an indecent exposure incident.

For much of this week, the Cape Fear Region will lie between the recent storm boundary and a new one that will drop in by next weekend.

New Hanover County property owners should receive their real estate and personal property tax bills by the end of August, county officials announced Monday.

The service dogs were in training to help their handlers navigate a theater.

Gastonia Police Officer Zachary Lechette has done something most people never do - he's has been a living-organ donor, not once, but twice – and to complete strangers.

Despite public outcry, state lawmakers have failed again and again to pass legislation requiring fingerprint-level background checks for all job candidates applying to work in public schools.