2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (645+ words) The attack, which the reports said killed one and wounded four, drew attention back to the strait after threats to shipping in the region intensified last week when Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (158+ words) NEW LONDON, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday at the North Carolina Emergency Training Center in New London, where a piece of World Trade Center steel was dedicated as a permanent…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (613+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson announced Thursday a $590 million settlement involving the state, 11 local governments, DuPont and Chemours over PFAS contamination. State officials call it the largest total…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (510+ words) (ABC NEWS) — Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney renewed his push on Thursday to have the Plymouth County Superior Court throw out her triple-murder case by arguing prosecutors failed to show enough evidence to support a conviction. Attorney Kevin Reddington filed a…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (359+ words) CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A New Hanover County jury found a 43-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the 2024 stabbing death of a Carolina Beach man. James Arthur Johnson was convicted following four days of testimony and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (376+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Public Utility Authority says its lawsuit against Chemours and DuPont over PFAS contamination will continue despite a settlement announced Thursday between the companies, the state and several local governments. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (638+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and is on track for a fourth straight loss, though it’s not far from its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 153 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (225+ words) SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — The City of Southport has selected Judy Singletary as its next Parks and Recreation director, months after several department employees were placed on paid administrative leave following the discovery of financial irregularities. Singletary is a Wilmington native…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (255+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington neighborhood is mourning after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday night. Wilmington police said officers responded to the area of South Fifth Avenue and Dawson Street shortly after 8 p.m. The boy was found…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (207+ words) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Three of five lanes of U.S. 421 are expected to reopen Wednesday afternoon after crews located damage to a gas line that caused a highway closure earlier in the day. Piedmont Natural Gas crews remain at…...