Area inlets dredging for funds
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:32 -0500
The one-year agreement doesn't secure long-term funding for the dredging work.
Nation's first super Wi-Fi launched in New Hanover County
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:27:29 -0500
County chosen because it was first in country to get digital television
Berger arrested, ordered to have mental health evaluation
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:26:56 -0500
Commissioner Brian Berger was arrested Friday and ordered to have a mental health evaluation.
Carolina Beach fires town attorney
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:26:33 -0500
Hive management 101
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:19:24 -0500
Efficiency is the hallmark of a commercial beekeeper, one who tends more than 200 hives.
Brunswick Sheriff's Office makes drug arrests
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:10:32 -0500
The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office charged several men with drug offenses.
Police searching for bank robbery suspect
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:34 -0500
UNCW tuition hike 9.2%, chancellor says
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:16:59 -0500
UNCW Chancellor Gary Miller said the university will bring its tuition increase to 9.2 percent.
Court backs Brunswick DA in traffic court dispute
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:58:28 -0500
A court ruled in favor of Brunswick District Attorney Jon David in a case about traffic court.
Authorities seek identity theft suspect
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:08 -0500
The Brunswick Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 30-year-old Bolivia woman.
Texts to tipster foil school bomb plot
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:12:42 -0500
Police arrested two Utah high school students and accused them of planning to explode bombs during a school assembly then make their getaway in a plane, authorities said.
Final Florida push follows testy debate
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:57:25 -0500
GOP presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich barnstormed across Florida on Friday, trying to rally supporters and break away in the polls four days before what is shaking up to be a pivotal primary in that state.
Conn. killer gets death sentence
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:52:40 -0500
Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, will be given a lethal injection for his role in a 2007 home invasion that killed a woman and her two daughters.
Italy ship survivors to get compensation
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:07:15 -0500
Passengers on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship are expected to receive a compensation lump sum of 11,000 euros ($14,400) each, the Italian Association of Tour Operators said in a statement Friday.
135 reported killed in Syria in 2 days
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:01:34 -0500
Deaths mounted in Syria on Friday as world powers plan crucial talks about the conflict there.
Obama promotes college affordability
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:39:10 -0500
College affordability takes center stage Friday for President Barack Obama as he makes the final stop on his road trip highlighting themes from the State of the Union address this week.
Car bomb kills dozens in Baghdad
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:24 -0500
A suicide car bomber targeted a Shiite funeral procession in the Iraqi capital Friday, killing 31 people and wounding 60 others, two police officials said.
Opinion: Romney delivers at debate
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:50:09 -0500
Todd Graham says Mitt Romney beat Newt Gingrich with stronger arguments and better delivery
VP Marco Rubio? The man in demand
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:33:30 -0500
Will he or won't he? And would it matter?
Group blames crooked guard for Somalia kidnapping
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:32:04 -0500
A crooked Somali cop may have made the kidnapping of two foreign aid workers in October possible, the safety adviser for their employer told CNN.