Wrightsville Beach is considering the first ban on smoking at the beach in North Carolina.

While hurricane season officially doesn't start until Friday, it's a good idea to prepare now in case another storm hits Eastern Carolina. With already two named storms so far this year, many people are getting ready now.

Movie crews will begin shooting a movie in eastern North Carolina in just a few weeks.

Federal forecasters predict there will be about nine to 15 storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season.

The 43-year-old collided with a deer in Pender County Sunday night.

Ten North Carolina youths sent to prison in the 1970s who became known as the Wilmington 10 are seeking pardons of innocence from Gov. Beverly Perdue before she leaves office this year.

A Democratic Party official will try to get a Wilmington polling place moved because the church used for this week's balloting had a sign relating to the constitutional amendment on gay marriage.

Kevin Strickland was arrested in 2010 and charged with financial crimes as well as an allegation he set fire to his Burgaw law office.

Authorities say, Saturday at 2:30 a.m., Wilmington Police officers rescued a 20-year-old woman from the Cape Fear River.

A t-shirt that says "I had an abortion" on it is stirring up controversy on campus at UNC Wilmington.

Authorities in Wilmington say they have found the body of a Camp Lejeune Marine. The discovery was made this morning on the Brunswick County side of the Cape Fear River.

An estimated 300,000 people attended this weekend's Azalea Festival and 15 Alcohol Law Enforcement agents were looking for violations.

Ever wanted to be an extra for a Hollywood film? Movie executives are looking for just that, right here in our state for "Iron Man 3."

Wilmington police arrested Michael Kincaid after his release from the hospital on a warrant for felony death by vehicle.

Gingrich described North Carolina as a great state for sports and that people expect basketball teams to play the entire game. He said his bid for the White House has every right to campaign until the race is over.

Warm weather means the azaleas will probably be past their peak when Wilmington's Azalea Festival is held next month.

A high school coach in Wilmington is under arrest, accused of assaulting several students last week.

A proposed ban on smoking at Wrightsville Beach has some wondering if officials in Eastern Carolina could consider the same thing for beaches here.

County officials say the courthouse will be closed Thursday to allow exterminators full access to the building.

North Carolina's insurance commissioner wants Congress to examine flood insurance problems in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

Deputies say the forgery ring operated in five coastal counties.

How much is a pet's life worth? The state court of appeals says, essentially, nothing.

As the city of Kinston is still without a minor league baseball team since the Indians moved to Wake County, some people in a southeastern North Carolina city have started a petition opposing tax payer money going towards the construction of a new baseball stadium.

Police say the crash happened Monday night, when a sports utility vehicle rounded a curve at a high rate of speed and slammed into a tree.

A hearing is scheduled in Wrightsville Beach on a request by the owners to repair a dilapidated pier that closed more than 15 years ago because of damage from storms.