Local News - WWAYTV3 (2024)

The City of Southport has kicked off yet another 4th of July Festival.

After Morgan got Spectrum to check his landline and found no problems, he eventually found out the calls were coming from an old deactivated phone with water damage.

29-year-old Shaquille Gregg has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for discarding a stolen, loaded gun on a daycare playground while he was running from police in January of 2022.

Three years after purchasing Driftwood apartments, Cape Fear Collective has announced the complex will reopen on July 25.

A Wilmington man usually receives scratch-offs as a Father’s Day gift from his aunt, but this year he received $20 cash so he used the money to buy his own tickets.

"We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience some of our customers experienced last night due to network congestion caused by unexpected software issues with one of our core routers," FOCUS Broadband. "This issue resulted in a significant slowdown of internet speeds, particularly affecting those using our streaming service and other streaming platforms.

A burn ban is now in effect for the unincorporated areas of Brunswick County.

The City of Wilmington's 4th of July Celebration is being held Thursday in downtown Wilmington.

The Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Department helped the sheriff's office remove an alligator from the middle of the road.

Law enforcement says there's a new, more sophisticated jury scam making the rounds that involves fake federal arrest warrants.

The Pender County Sheriff's Office arrested Thomas Richard Peaco*ck, 39, on Thursday for twenty counts of felony Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minors.

All the stars will be out at the Shining Stars Talent Show in Wilmington on Saturday. There will be crowns for everyone as people of all ages and abilities at the annual talent show that raises money for a great cause.

The first Presidential Debate of 2024 is over with many local residents and party members making their thoughts known.

If you want your voice heard about potential development along the West Bank of the Cape Fear River across from downtown Wilmington, you still have time to submit comments.

Wilmington Police say the helicopters are over 50 years old and require frequent maintenance. The helicopters also have high operating costs to maintain safe airworthiness and replacement parts have become a challenge to locate.

During an emergency meeting on Thursday, the New Hanover County School Board finally voted on a budget following months of uncertainty.

With summer here, things are in full swing in the cape fear

The Sunset Beach Fire Department is sharing a warning after multiple Portuguese Man o’ Wars washed up along the shoreline this week.

The four-vehicle crash happened on River Road near Crofters Court just after 4:30pm Wednesday.

In preparation for the holiday, the state coastal agency and the sheriff’s office are working together to provide public safety resources and increase public awareness of responsible visitor behavior on the island.