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The Department of Transportation is planning to close lanes on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge throughout the summer to complete emergency repairs on what are being called serious problems.The Star-News of Wilmington reported Friday that the problems were identified in a recent inspection.Closures...
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT By Gareth McGrath, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. May 14--A Piedmont-based developer wants to build northern New Hanover County's first big retail and residential complex. Blue Ridge Companies Inc. is proposing a project near the intersection of North...
By Vicky Eckenrode, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. May 15--It's not the OR you see on television. When New Hanover Regional Medical Center's $56 million surgical facility officially opens, it will feature state-of-the art equipment throughout, including high-tech operating rooms.
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT By Gareth McGrath, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. May 15--Crews began clearing 13 acres of longleaf forest on the UNCW campus this morning for a controversial new dormitory project. There were no protestors visible around the site just after 9 a.m., and the...
By KEN MAMMARELLA • The News Journal • May 15, 2008 BETHANY BEACH -- Three friends from Indian River High School are walking from North Carolina to Bethany Beach to raise awareness about Justin's Beach House, a planned haven for families touched by cancer. Sean Cummings, Daniel Kleinstuber and...
By KEVIN MAURER Associated Press Writer Posted: Today at 11:35 a.m. Updated: 20 minutes ago WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Army's 82nd Airborne Division's 1st brigade will return from duty in Iraq in July, an unexpected reduction in the unit's tour from 15 to 12 months. When the brigade of 3,500...
The FCC has been looking for a market to test signal interference and other issues related to the transition to DTV broadcasting before the mandatory February 2009 switchover, but so far, no one has been willing to participate Chairman Kevin Martin and other members of the commission’s Media...
The South Region of the Screen Actors Guild celebrates 75 years of pioneering for artists' rights during the WiFi Film Conference. ) May 16, 2008 -- We Have No Life Productions and Davis Brothers & Associates are proud to announce the WiFi (Wilmington Inside the Film Industry) Film Conference in...
Just a couple of weeks ago, a Las Vegas TV station ran static on its broadcast feed to simulate the impending analog-to-digital transition. Now comes word that even more stations are planning their own tests, while a handful of North Carolina stations have agreed to go digital-only six months...
Lee Anthony Braggs, of Durham, North Carolina, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison for his role as the leader of an organization that was responsible for distributing over 700 kilograms of cocaine from Atlanta, Georgia, to the Wilmington, North Carolina, area.
