As some New Hanover County commissioners moved toward ending annual support for local nonprofits, the county asked The Endowment to pick up $1.6 million in funding that had already been tentatively approved for the upcoming year. But that failed to include funding for established organizations that had moved into longer-term agreements with the county.

The day center shattered a record for individuals served last week, with more than 100 people coming through its doors in one day. The surge comes amid soaring daytime temperatures — and potential funding cuts.

Last week, the third installment of the 2nd Street Mural Project was unveiled, and this colorful creation was all done by local students from DREAMS Center for Arts Education.

Investigators of the Wilmington Police Department are looking into the shooting of a young girl by a neighbor’s gunfire.

The New Hanover County Board of Education made its curriculum ban on a book permanent Tuesday, defying a district committee, whose members all agreed the book should be returned to the classroom, with some saying it should be accompanied by another work to balance its perspective.

The recent county budget reductions including almost $1 million in cuts to pre-K funding. NHCS Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes gave the board seven options to address the shortfall, but endorsed only three of them — some with caveats.

During a Monday night vote, the North Carolina Senate passed a bill prohibiting adoption agencies from discriminating against parents based on their refusal to support a child's gender transition. The bill now heads to Governor Josh Stein.

Every voting member on the New Hanover County Schools curriculum committee recommended reinstating a banned book’s availability for curriculum use on Monday.

According to the State Bureau of Investigation, Anthony Street was charged with communicating death threats via Facebook towards State Senator Bill Rabon, who represents Brunswick County. Street, who sits on the Soil and Water Conservation District Board, was allegedly outraged by proposed legislation to ban inshore shrimp trawling.

Since 2003, NASA’s satellites have been photographing the open ocean. Three oceanographers from Duke used this data to examine how the water’s color has shifted over the span of decades — which could signal broader changes in the ocean's ecosystems.