2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (158+ words) NEW LONDON, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday at the North Carolina Emergency Training Center in New London, where a piece of World Trade Center steel was dedicated as a permanent…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (506+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY-TV) — The Wilmington Fire Department held its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony Friday, honoring the lives lost and the first responders who answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001. At the memorial outside the Wilmington Fire Department’s Empie Park station, dozens of community…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (293+ words) CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (WWAY-TV) — A former 9/11 first responder has turned his front yard into a tribute to the men and women who lost their lives responding to the attacks 25 years ago. More than 400 American flags line the front yard of Duane…...

4+ day, 22+ min ago   (334+ words) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — For many people, Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. But for those who live and work at the beach, the end of the holiday weekend can mean something else: a welcome change of…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (154+ words) BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — A nearby resident is calling on Pender County leaders to take action after an old cemetery was damaged during the clearing of a 12-acre property near Burgaw. The cemetery, located near the intersection of Horse Branch Road…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (277+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The USS North Carolina is marking its 65th anniversary in Wilmington next month, celebrating the arrival of the historic battleship in the Port City in 1961. The ship, which served in every major engagement in the South Pacific during…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (178+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Battleship North Carolina will be illuminated in red, white and blue Friday evening in observance of Patriot Day and in remembrance of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Patriot Day is recognized as a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (266+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Battleship North Carolina will be illuminated in red over Labor Day weekend to honor the thousands of New York shipbuilders who helped construct the World War II battleship. The illumination will recognize workers at the Brooklyn…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (404+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Battleship North Carolina is preparing to mark 65 years since its arrival in Wilmington, but Monday night the historic ship took on a different role: movie theater. A special screening of an episode from HISTORY’s “World War…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — He’s a local author, World War II military historian, and a retired Navy Captain. Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. joined WWAY’s Jeff Rivenbark to discuss his 21st book called “Don’t’cha know there’s a war on?” Jones said he’s been…...