The state’s engineering board, which began investigating Wilmington’s red-light camera system over the summer, ruled that American Traffic Solutions, Inc. was not licensed to engineer the traffic control system, and violated state law. (You can check out the city’s response here.) READ MORE
Engineering board rules Wilmington’s red-light cameras installed in violation of state law
Carolina Beach hasn’t raised taxes in years and its savings account is running low, enough so that the state of North Carolina has officially put the town on notice. So, how did the money run out? READ MORE
Carolina Beach is in dire financial straits. Here’s how it got there
Part one of this week’s five-part series on sex trafficking in the Wilmington area. READ MORE
Part One: We have a sex-trafficking problem. The numbers don’t begin to tell the story
Donations for the victims of natural disasters often mean hand-me-downs and few choices, but this pop-up will offer brand new, designer clothes. READ MORE
Wilmington pop-up store giving away designer clothing for low-income Florence victims
Brunswick County has seen quite a few top law enforcement officers leave their positions for new towns in the last month. Most notably, the former Oak Island police chief who took a 50-percent pay cut and has rank reduced to patrolman at his new job. READ MORE
Pay cuts, rank reductions, and new positions: Breaking down Brunswick County’s police shake-ups
