Wilmington North Carolina News

1 minute ago BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Wednesday afternoon the main library in Burgaw hosted a reading celebrating a unique new children’s book.  Hurricane Helpers is a story about five Pender County deputies who went to western North Carolina to help with recovery efforts after hurricane Helene last year. Sheriff Alan Cutler read the book and the children who attended got a free copy. They also had an opportunity to ask questions and to get…

11 seconds ago Photo: NOAA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. “Where the heck are the Atlantic #hurricanes?” Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University, wrote recently on X. Many are wondering the same thing. Tropical Storm Fernand was the last named storm to form this season. It was short-lived, forming on…

6 minutes ago BRUNSWICK, NC (WWAY) — Boiling Spring Lakes is still recovering seven years after Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach.  Road closures, dried-up lakes, and delays with dam repairs have left many residents frustrated.  Most recently, the city discovered the repair of Pine Lake dam was done incorrectly, built at wrong elevation, another setback to hold up repairs on the project.  Boiling Spring Lakes resident, Ryan Friesema, who’s lived here since 2017…

9 seconds ago Gov. Josh Stein (Photo: WCNC / YouTube/ MGN) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Governor Stein announced that he is requesting nearly $13.5 billion in new funding from Congress for Hurricane Helene recovery. Those dollars will go toward restoring homes and small businesses, supporting local government services, and rebuilding roads and bridges for the long haul. The Governor was joined by members of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery, including the…

7 minutes ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) — This Sunday marks seven years since Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington. In honor of the anniversary, NCW students volunteered on Friday for the annual wings up for Wilmington at the diaper bank of North Carolina. Students and faculty volunteered their time by packing and organizing diapers for families in need. Jaime Russell, director of student community engagement at UNCW explained the importance of their volunteering during this…

1 minute ago (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding to flow to Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota and Wisconsin, and for tribes in Montana and South Dakota. In each case except Wisconsin, it took Trump more than a month to approve the aid requests from local officials, continuing…

4 minutes ago LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Duke Energy says its working to update the power grid at the height of storm season.  The utility provider was in Brunswick County Wednesday replacing old wood power lines with new steel ones.  Special transmission repair vehicles with treads had to be used in the rough terrain.  It’s part of Duke Energy’s efforts to reinforce it’s power grid—especially along the coast.  Duke Energy Spokesperson Logan Stewart says the…

9 minutes ago Photo: NOAA (ABC NEWS) — Don’t be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists. The climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is Sept. 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October, on average, according to the National Hurricane Center. Historically speaking,…

5 minutes ago Hurricane Floyd caused massive flooding around North Carolina in 1999 RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — A storm that brought historic destruction and flooding to eastern North Carolina will soon be permanently remembered with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker commemorating Hurricane Floyd will be unveiled Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. during a small roadside ceremony. It will be placed near Powell Park on NC 33 by the Tar River bridge…

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WWAY) — A massive charity event for a noble cause is on its way to Carolina Beach for the first time, and some notable athletes are a driving force behind it. The Savannah Boats Classic King Mackerel Fishing Tournament will be held September 26-27 at the Silver Dollar and other Carolina Beach businesses. (Photo: Colton Emswiler/WWAY) Tens of thousands of dollars in prize money is up for grabs. Organizers hope to have…

10 seconds ago Photo: Freepik/vecteezy/MGN SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Erin never made landfall but left behind rough ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast. At least two people died after they had been swimming in the heavy current, and a search continued Monday for a man who was missing after his boat capsized. Beaches were beginning to reopen Friday after Erin, twice the size of an average hurricane, had weakened into a post-tropical cyclone…

August 25, 2025 Sand on Highway 12 (Photo: NCDOT NC 12) OCRACOKE, NC (WWAY) — Highway 12 on the north end of Ocracoke remains closed Monday morning, days after Hurricane Erin passed by. The NCDOT says they did not receive any substantial ocean over wash Sunday night, but the high tide did erode the new dune a bit. Crews are working to fortify the dunes more to protect the roadway, and hoping the incoming high…

38 seconds ago WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — More than 2 dozen people gathered in Whiteville Thursday evening to discuss an issue of concern to many residents: flooding. The Columbus County NAACP held the meeting at St. Mark’s AME Zion Church on Virgil Street. The North Carolina Conservation Network and Southern Coalition for Social Justice presented ways to help deal with flooding in the area. Attendees who live in Whiteville, Bolton, and Tabor City shared their…

5 minutes ago (Photo: MGN Image) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Junior Seahawks, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth travel hockey in Southeastern North Carolina, proudly announce a generous $10,000 donation from the Carolina Hurricanes Foundation. The contribution will help the Junior Seahawks provide financial assistance to players and families, covering costs such as tournament entry fees, travel expenses, equipment and scholarship opportunities for athletes who need support to participate in the…

11 minutes ago Source: WWAY News CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY NEWS) — Dangerous surf conditions continue across the Cape Fear as Hurricane Erin moves north. On Wednesday evening, the storm made its closest approach, which brought some minor erosion at northern beaches like Topsail Island. A spokesperson for Wrightsville Beach says the high tides actually worked in the town’s favor and smoothed out escarpments on the beach. Further south, Carolina Beach Fire Chief Alan Griffin…