From a bawdy, puppet-powered musical and a touring Netflix comic to concerts and festivals, there's a ton going on in ...

A Wilmington man accused of a series of identity thefts received a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to 57 ...

Placing sand on the north end of North Topsail near New River Inlet has done little to solve chronic erosion woes. Now the ...

Now fans can use their knowledge of the first half of the season to vote for the 2026 StarNews Wilmington-area high school girls volleyball midseason player of the year. This poll is entirely ...

Decades of erosion have left dozens of properties at the north end of North Topsail Beach relying on sandbags for protection from the encroaching ocean.

A temporary stop work order has been issued for a future New Hanover County trail following unauthorized land disturbance.

Oak Island approved a new vehicle rental business with strict conditions, including a 25-year-old age limit for drivers.

A wildfire that broke out on July 10 near Shallotte has left places along two roads charred and some buildings damaged.

A new report from the N.C. State Auditor's Office found that a Brunswick County store was the top lottery retailer in the state.

Sheetz is planning to open two new locations along U.S. 17, both on separate ends of Brunswick. One is planned for Leland and ...

From 1962 until the mid-2000s, the WPD was located on a downtown Wilmington block now taken up by Cape Fear Community College.

Conference play has arrived. Here are four bold predictions for Wilmington-area high school football in Week 5 of the 2026 season.