Local News - WWAYTV3 (2024)

Construction began on the second clinic on Princess Place Road, shortly after the first one opened back last month on 15th and Greenfield streets.

The budget includes a property tax rate of 42 cents per $100 valuation. This represents a 6.3% increase over FY24, half of which is devoted to new capital improvement projects.

Teacher supplements will be increased by $1,200, moving Brunswick County’s teacher supplement into the top 10 in the State.

Ocean Cure partnered up with Liberty Senior Living’s Brightmore of Wilmington on Tuesday to bring senior residents with limited mobility to Carolina Beach.

The New Hanover County Boardof Education met Tuesday to discuss where potential position cuts should be made oneday after learning the district will not be receiving all of the additional funding requested from the county commissioners' 2024-2025 fiscal budget.

An event meant to educate children about area first responders took place Tuesday afternoon at Independence Mall in Wilmington.

Detectives with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office are assisting the Northwest Police Department with an armed robbery investigation they say occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Dollar General store on Maco Road.

The town of Oak Island has finished a handicapped beach parking project.

A Burgaw man has been sentenced to prison for intending to distribute fentanyl-lace counterfeit pills in the Wilmington area.

A Wilmington juvenile has been arrested on gun charges.

Former UNCW baseball player, Greg Jones, finally has his first major league hit -- and it was a big one.

A person has been transported to the hospital after receiving a laceration while swimming in Sunset Beach.

Surf City Live is coming back this fall and we now know who will be performing. Surf City Mayor Pro-tem Jeremy Shugarts is running the event privately after the town decided not to hold the event.

This week’s pet pal is a 2-year female old cat named June.

The $292 million budget includes several major capital improvement plans to upgrade the county's government center complex in the coming years, with the largest portion of the budget going to education, at just under $58 million going to the school district.

The school will be managed by LINC, Inc. Instruction will be provided through a partnership between LINC, Inc. and Cape Fear Community College.

Juneteenth is just a few days away, but some organizations couldn't wait.One event heldMonday in the Port City paid tribute to the United States Colored Troops.

The budget notablydoes not include funding for Port City United, an agency with the goal of violence prevention. The budget also includes an additional $5.5 million for New Hanover County Schools.

A woman died in Myrtle Beach last week when a Horry County Police Department vehicle ran over her while she was on the beach.

As the summer months heat up, officials are reminding parents that the heat inside their car can lead to deadly situations.