Pender County News

A New Jersey couple buys a home in Burgaw, with plans to open their own business. Sounds like the American dream, but the Chomiczewskis say, that dream was shattered when the steel building they paid thousands of dollars for, turned out to be a bust. Full story...

Looking to get rid of old electronics? Rocky Point will be the place to be Saturday. Pender County will be collecting any, and all electronic devices tomorrow at the Rocky Point Medical Pavilion. Full story...

A $10,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information leading to an arrest in the murder of Hampstead resident Beverly Moore. Moore was found dead in her home in late September. Full story...

The water is receding and the clean-up effort is underway. When eight inches of water fall from the sky, there's not much we can do to stop it. Full story...

There is a big break in Pender County's first murder of the year. Thursday, detectives released composite sketches of two people of interest in the death of Beverly Moore of Hampstead. Full story...

The Pender County School Board is looking into its school emergency evacuation plan after complaints from Topsail High School parents. Thursday, a strange odor forced school officials to evacuate the building. Full story...

It was a topsy turvy day at Topsail High. More than 1,000 students spent their day outside on the bleachers at the football field after they noticed a strange odor coming from a Spanish classroom. Full story...

There is good news for growing business in Pender County. The county has been given a recovery zone designation, based on its high rates of unemployment, poverty and foreclosure. Full story...

Prosecutors in Pender County took an unprecedented step Wednesday to clear their caseload. It was Immunity Day at the Pender County Courthouse. People facing misdemeanor charges who missed their court date got kind of a "second chance". Full story...

A man turned himself in to Pender County law enforcement Tuesday after seeing a sketch of his face. A witness described a man he saw breaking into a home in Hampstead to a sketch artist. Full story...

Folks in Pender County could soon be breathing a little easier if the Board of Health gets its way. The board has asked the county commission to consider a smoking ban on all county-owned property. Full story...

Election Day is almost upon us, and the race for mayor is heating up in Burgaw. WWAY political reporter Kevin Wuzzardo introduces us to the incumbent and his challenger. Full story...

A suspected murderer is in custody in Pender County. Ronnie Peddie turned himself in Thursday afternoon. Full story...

A suspected Pender County murderer is on the run. Now authorities need your help finding him. Forty-nine-year-old Ronnie Eugene Peddie is wanted for murder and first degree burglary after... Full story...

Family members say a man walked into Harry Lee Tate's house Saturday night and put a gun to his daughter's head, asking for her father. When Tate appeared, the man shot him in the chest. Full story...