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The regional Red Cross saw a nearly 24 percent increase in families assisted after fires in April over the same month last year.

The following is a sampling of reports taken by the Wilmington Police Department and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office from May 5 through May 11:

The festival at the church on College Road continues Saturday and Sunday.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform coastal zone mapping between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday using a drone.

About 1,800 employees of NHRMC, Pender Memorial Hospital and NHRMC Physician Group have committed to donate $282,647

The Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market opens for the season Monday.

A Wake County man received a suspended prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to promoting prostitution.

Wilmington man gets at least four years in prison for selling heroin within 1,000 feet of a school.

Work on the replacement span started in April 2015

We are launching a major fundraising campaign with a kick-off dinner from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Wrightsville United Methodist Church.