YWCA Lower Cape Fear announces launch of Women’s Worth Alliance
The YWCA Lower Cape Fear and Pender County Chamber of Commerce are working together to launch the Women’s Worth Alliance.
Wilmington City Council approves funds for affordable housing, pedestrian trail
Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan and his mother Deloris Jordan made a surprise visit to the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic grand opening on Tuesday, May 7. Crews will ...
New Hanover County Board of Education votes to limit what teachers can display on school property
Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan and his mother Deloris Jordan made a surprise visit to the Novant Health Michael ...
Changes to attendance policy approved for Brunswick County Schools
Deputies shot the driver in a Bladen County chase Tuesday morning, May 7, after she stabbed a deputy, according to the Bladen ...
Mom, 2 daughters take to the skies to work together as Southwest flight attendants
A Phoenix mother and her two daughters are flying side by side in life and in their careers. All three have more than 30 years of combined experience as Southwest Airlines flight attendants. But ...
Brunswick Community College to offer 911 communications program through new partnership
A 911 communications and operations program will now be offered through an agreement between Brunswick Community College and Richmond Community College, according to a BCC announcement. Per BCC, the ...
$1 Billion in tax refunds from 2020 is about to expire
May 17 is the deadline for people who failed to file their 2020 tax return to become eligible for a refund. The IRS said there’s no penalty for failure to file if a refund is due. However, a return ...
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N.C. State Treasurer report says that some hospitals overcharged state employees for drugs
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell, CPA, released a report Wednesday saying that several hospitals billed state employees for over 5 times the acquisition cost for ...
BetterHelp customers begin receiving refund notices from $7.8M data privacy settlement, FTC says
In 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged California-based BetterHelp with disclosing consumer data it had promised to keep private with companies like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising ...
Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
The administration agreed in February at the insistence of Democrats in Congress to look at whether Israel has used U.S.-provided weapons and other military assistance in a lawful manner.
‘Worst thing that could ever happen’: Mother talks after 4-year-old son drowned in flash floods
Floodwaters in Texas recently claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy. The boy’s mother is sharing the harrowing moments when her family became trapped by the rising waters and how they tried to save ...
Woman without arms navigates college without feet, earns bachelor’s degree
A woman exceeded doctors’ expectations this weekend as she walked across the stage and accepted her diploma for earning a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.