The New Hanover County Board of Elections told the public in mid-June the county’s funding of its agency could reduce election accuracy and voter accessibility, in part due to ...

From the Cape Fear River to the ocean, New Hanover County offers many waterfront restaurants. Which one is the best? Vote now.

Last week, Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes outlined seven options to fully fund the county’s Pre-K program, with the ...

The New Hanover County District Attorney’s office and Sherriff’s Department emphasized the importance of boat safety as more ...

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s Office of Violence Prevention recently released county violence profiles for ...

If your July Fourth holiday involves a trip to Masonboro Island Reserve, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s ...

The county’s new budget cuts nearly $10 million in positions, freezing roughly 30 vacant positions and eliminating 70 active ...

WHQR News Director Benjamin Schachtman on the coverage of former New Hanover County Schools superintendent Dr. Tim Markley — and how WHQR covers the deaths of local community figures in general.

A Wilmington man is now facing a 13 year prison sentence in the North Carolina Department of Corrections for being convicted ...

A 15-year-old skateboarder was killed in a hit-and-run in Wilmington, NC, on Sunday night. The victim, Conor Mahoney, was struck while riding along South College Road near Hidden Valley Road.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A teenage boy was killed in a hit-and-run in New Hanover County on Sunday night. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), a 15-year-old boy was ...

A Hanover County judge has provided much-needed clarity in the ongoing ... business owners and good corporate citizens who conform their actions to meet new legal requirements should not face ...