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, 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, 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (227+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — More than 150 years after a Confederate blockade runner ran aground off Wrightsville Beach, new drone footage is offering a rare look at the shipwreck beneath the water. UNCW research specialist and free diver Patrick Carroll captured the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A piece of Wilmington history is getting a permanent place on the map. Today, a new historical marker honors George L. Mabson — The first Black lawyer in North Carolina and a trailblazer who helped pave the way…...