Gareth McGrath

A ban on new shellfish farms in New Hanover County has been extended for two years. But a similar request by Pender and Onslow counties failed in Raleigh

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus are increasing in some Gulf states and Florida. Fueled by warm water, the bacteria has been spreading north along the Atlantic coast, including into N.C.

So far the 2026 hurricane season, which started June 1, has been very slow. How slow? It's the quietest start to a hurricane season this century. Why?

Friday's storms that battered parts of the Wilmington area with heavy rains washed out a road in Ogden/Murrayville for the second time in two years.

The incident happened late Friday, and police say multiple children were in the car when the collision occurred on Carolina Beach Road

Gareth McGrath, USA TODAY NETWORK The recreational flounder fishing season, like last year, is only two weeks long, and the number of fish anglers can catch remains small.

The buzzing and biting from mosquitoes have been mostly missing from the Wilmington area this summer. That's about to change. Here's why and what you can do about it

The ruling found N.C. hasn't managed coastal fish stocks in the best interest of all North Carolinians. Now officials have to decide what comes next.

A fire at the New Hanover landfill in late August caused by a lithium battery has officials warning of how to properly dispose of the potential fire hazards

The new boat was purpose-built for science and will allow UNCW researchers and students to travel farther and engage in more types of science projects