Local News - WWAYTV3 (2024)

Storm is a 4-year-old male lab mix, and Rain is a 4-year-old female mix.

More than 75 fans and two portable a-c units have been given out by the center as part of Operation Fan Heat Relief", with dozens of other fans available for anyone who needs one.

ThePenderEducation Partnership (PEP), a nonprofit foundation dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities and supporting public school educators, in collaboration with thePenderCounty Board of Education, proudly inducted six new members into thePenderCounty Wall of Fame

According to Surf City Fire Department and Ocean Rescue, first responders received six swimmer distress calls last week.

Audrey Thompson, 64, of Southport was sentenced to a minimum of 60 months to a maximum of 108 months in prison.

According to Leland Fire/Rescue, several homes along Playground Way were evacuated due to the risk posed by the fire.

A 14-year-old visiting N. Topsail Beach from West Virginia is recovering at Came Lejeune Naval Hospital after being bitten by a shark over the weekend.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality is requiring two facilities, Enviva Pellets and Basaga International, to adopt additional fugitive dust control measures after receiving and investigating multiple citizen complaints.

According to the Bladen County Fire Marshal's Office, a father and his 9-month-old son were killed in the Sunday afternoon fire.

Law enforcement will be patrolling and doing more checkpoints to promote safety and remove impaired drivers from the roads during the annual ‘Booze it and Lose it’ campaign.

A 21-year-old felon is still at large after a Saturday night shooting sent two to the hospital. A female was shot in the leg and a male was shot in the hand. Both victims were promptly transported to the hospital by EMS for medical treatment.

Over the years Nixon began collecting newspapers, going all the way back to 1952. Nixon has seen and documented Wilmington through the time of Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement, the building of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, and much more.

One of the nations largest summer seven's tournaments took place this weekend in Ogden Park featuring several hundred players from across the country.

Despite several red flag warnings atbeaches locally - dozens of people have been rescued this weekend.

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard and the Good Shepherd Center collaborated for their first ever Mini Bowls event on Saturday. The two nonprofits sold bowls handmade by local potters and woodworkers to raise money for both organizations.

Flight 22 Basketball inducted its 7th Hall of Fame class on Saturday, as well as having 8 of their athletes sign to play at the collegiate level.

Dozens of young athletes gathered on Saturday to get a chance to learn from an NFL player.

A week of Juneteenth events in the Cape Fear wrapped up with a parade and celebration in Southport on Saturday.

The event featured dozens of vendors selling food and crafted goods, live music, a bouncy house, and much more. Founder's Day celebrates the city's incorporation in 1993.

Wilmington joins more than 1,000 cities worldwide to celebrate Make Music Day.