Wilmington NC

What makes for a great brunch? For a recent readers’ poll for the StarNews, we managed to wrangle a list of potential “best brunch” restaurants to a list of 25. Of those, Fizzy Jane’s in Southport was the top vote-getter. But other readers wrote in to suggest that their favorite wasn’t among the contenders. Because we love reader recommendations, we thought we’d share those...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Police Department is bringing back its longtime Cop Camp program for summer 2026, offering local youth a free opportunity to connect with officers through hands-on activities and educational experiences. The program, which has been running since 1995, is designed to foster positive relationships...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The former superintendent of New Hanover County Schools has been tapped to lead a proposed all-boys charter school in Wilmington. Dr. Charles Foust will serve as superintendent of the proposed New Hope Technology Preparatory Academy (NHTPA), according to Founder and CEO Robert Campbell, who confirmed the appointment. New Hope CDC is the organization behind the school.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — A Leland man is in custody after police say he fired a weapon into a home with a woman and several children inside. According to the Wilmington Police Department, the incident happened around 6 p.m. Friday, April 3, in the 700 block of South 10th Street.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — The U.S. Postal Service has moved into a new distribution center in Wilmington as demand for mail services continues to grow across the region. USPS is leasing a 30,000-square-foot space in the former New River Pottery building at 5744 Market St., which will be used as a mail sorting facility.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina mother and her boyfriend are facing child abuse charges after a Friday afternoon report that a little girl was held upside down with her face under the surf beneath a Sunset Beach pier along the Brunswick County coast, police said. The incident was reported just after 6:30 p.m. […]

Two people are facing charges after a 911 call and beach videos prompted police to allege that a young girl was repeatedly dunked under the water beneath the Sunset Beach Pier. The case has shaken the small Brunswick County community and triggered a joint law-enforcement and child-welfare probe that investigators say is still very much underway.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington City Council will consider renaming a parks and recreation facility in memory of Alec Chambers at its meeting on Tuesday. Chambers, 32, died on Dec. 30, 2025, after being hit by a Jeep while standing outside Satellite Bar and Lounge. 34-year-old Michelle Lane Masiello...

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - A malfunctioning appliance sparked a house fire that displaced residents late Sunday night, officials with the Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Rescue said Monday. Fire units were sent to the 2400 block of Frink Lake Drive around 10:45 p.m. on April 5 after reports of...

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suicide at a parking deck in downtown Wilmington.