Property tax bills are expected to increase despite cuts to social services, Pre-K classrooms and the county workforce.

New Hanover County commissioners approved the 2025-2026 budget in a party-line 3-2 vote. The budget, which came together on ...

The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman for allegedly giving drugs to someone who overdosed.

The new rate Pierce, Scalise, and Chairman Bill Rivenbark agreed to on Thursday was 30.6 cents. But they had to remove $36 million in spending from the previous proposal to get there.

Do you know what exciting addition came to New Hanover County in 1989? Let me take you on a journey back to when N.C.

The terms of New Hanover County Board of Elections members will expire later this month, but per a recently passed state law, ...

The New Hanover Community Endowment has announced more than $3.5 million in seven new grants to nonprofit organizations ...

On Thursday at 4:45 p.m. a flood advisory was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC in effect until 7:45 p.m. for New Hanover ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - In the wake of confusion and frustration stemming from the local Board of Elections handling of absentee ballots, New Hanover County engaged the Parker Poe law firm to review ...

Sometime next year, the New Hanover County Public Library will open the doors of its downtown location at Third and Chestnut streets for the last time. A few weeks after that, the library will ...

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) arrested and charged a woman for death by distribution after she allegedly ...