Nearly 150 Wilmington households face a $150 monthly lot rent increase at the Port O' Pines Mobile Home Park, effective December 1.
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Should local governments limit how much mobile home park rents can rise each year?
For Wilmington, coastal Carolina's largest city, coverage here follows city government, New Hanover County, New Hanover County Schools, the port, business and public safety. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the wider county.
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Should North Carolina require political campaigns to disclose AI-generated content in their ads?
Political figures in New Hanover County are clashing over AI-generated images used in school board and state Senate campaigns.
Allie Planeaux scored the winning goal as UNCW rallied from a first-half deficit to reach the conference championship game.
The Wilmington native joins the college with more than 25 years of security industry experience.
Nearly 1,000 participants gathered at UNC Wilmington to support Alzheimer's patient care, early detection, and research.
Live Poll
Is air travel connectivity in your area getting better or worse for local residents?
The airline cut nine routes from Wilmington International Airport throughout 2026 to focus on other destinations.
Coverage takes in city council decisions, the New Hanover County courts and New Hanover County Schools alongside the port, film production and healthcare employers shaping a rapidly growing coastal economy. From Carolina Heights and Carolina Place to Sunset Park, Historic District and Downtown, neighborhood coverage extends into Brunswick County and Pender County where stories cross the line. The port's freight activity and the film industry's production calendar both tie local employment and business cycles to decisions made well outside city hall, giving Wilmington's economy an outward-looking character that recurs in local coverage. Coastal development, storm preparedness and school district resources are the recurring subjects in city and county reporting.
