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Wilmington city officials have opened the first ever city-owned green building. The building, on the corner of 17th and Marstellar Streets will house the city street sweeper vehicles. Full story...

New meters are popping up across Downtown Wilmington, but they're not for parking. They're part of the city's ten year plan to try to end chronic homelessness. Full story...

Wilmington Police charged a 27-year-old woman with taking indecent liberties with a minor. Police say they caught Jessica Bailey Wishnask of Oak City in the act around 4:00 a.m. Full story...

In Coastal Living Magazine's May issue of Best Places to Live in the Region for Every Budget, the Port City came in 18th. Full story...

There is good news for drivers Wednesday morning. Third Street in Wilmington is open to traffic once again. Full story...

The City of Wilmington's proposed budget for next year is out. It is being touted as a bare bones proposition. Full story...

Senator Richard Burr was the keynote speaker at a Republican fundraiser in downtown Wilmington Friday. He spoke with WWAY’s afterwards about politics, as well as about a comment that has North Carolina’s senator taking heat nationally. Full story...

Residents of a home on Hillside Drive in Wilmington got a surprise Sunday morning when a car crashed into their house. Full story...

Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo called the outcome of Monday's City Work session sobering. The city will have to cut its budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. How much is not yet certain. Full story...

Investigators are looking into a fire in the Wrightsboro area of New Hanover County early Wednesday morning. Full story...

Budget cuts are likely on the way for the city of Wilmington. City Council expects the amount of money the city gets from property and sales tax to drop this fiscal year. Full story...

The stock market dropped, gas prices spiked, the local real estate market slowed dramatically. All of those things put a hole in local government budgets. The City of Wilmington originally budgeted around Full story...

One of our monthly features on News Channel 3 is Dog Court - New Hanover County Dangerous Dog Appeals Court. Four cases were heard Wednesday night. An attorney actually showed up for one of them. Full story...

What was supposed to be a routine school board meeting turned quite eventful Tuesday night. Before Tuesday there were three options on the table, but two were taken out of the equation Tuesday night. Full story...

Some Wilmington residents say the city is to blame for a tree that crashed into their home during tropical storm Hanna. They said the tree was damaged, and should have been removed. Full story...