UPDATE: Case closed on body found in Cape Fear River
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Police have concluded their investigation into the body found in the Cape Fear River on Sunday.Autopsy results for the preliminary report have confirmed that the cause of death...
View Article'Iron Man 3' flying over Cape Fear River; other productions along for the ride
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Hollywood East is alive and well.At least Four productions are actively filming in the Cape Fear, and one more with big names is on the way. The cast and crew of the big-budget...
View ArticleFIRST ON 3: Police arrest man who threatened to jump into river following chase
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Police have a man in custody after they say he threatened to jump into the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington after a foot chase.Police spokesman Det. Kevin Smith says...
View ArticlePolice identify suspect who threatened to jump in river
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Wilmington Police have released the name of a man they say threatened to jump into the Cape Fear River yesterday after a chase.Jaqun Orlando Copeland, 20, is charged with...
View ArticleOld logs in river a sunken treasure for one company
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- There's much more to the Cape Fear River than meets the eye. Beneath the surface, there's hundreds of years of history that one local company is turning into a flourishing...
View ArticleMan runs from police, jumps into Cape Fear River
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- An assault investigation downtown led to a search after a police say a man ran from them and jumped into the Cape Fear River. It happened Friday morning around 1:15 a.m.Police...
View ArticleTunnel will be considered for new Cape Fear crossing
By Adam Wagneradam.wagner@starnewsonline.comWILMINGTON, NCÂ (StarNewsOnline.com) -- A meeting meant to kickstart the building of another crossing of the Cape Fear River between Brunswick County and...
View ArticleStarNews: Henrietta sent to Norfolk for facelift
By Claire ParkerBreakingnews@StarNewsOnline.comNORFOLK, VAÂ (StarNewsOnline.com) -- A lovely lady has left town for a $100,000 facelift. And she's not afraid to admit it. The Henrietta III, a riverboat...
View ArticleTimeline for new Cape Fear crossing pushed back
By Adam WagnerAdam.Wagner@StarNewsOnline.comWILMINGTON, NC (StarNewsOnline.com) -- The timeline for another crossing of the Cape Fear River has been pushed back again.At a meeting Monday of the Cape...
View ArticleCoast Guard looks at options to fix buckling Wilmington bulkhead
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Wilmington has long been designated as a Coast Guard City, but the Coast Guard says some major work needs to be done along the section of the riverfront the Cutter Diligence...
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Wilmington man honors wife one year after death in boating accident
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- This weekend marks one year since a Wilmington man lost his wife in a boating accident on the Cape Fear River.Ed and Barbara Pierce and two friends were sailing after dark when...
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McIntyre asks Coast Guard to help remove platform in Cape Fear River
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-7th District) has joined a Wilmington man's fight to get rid of an old concrete platform near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.McIntyre, a senior...
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Discussions continue on how to protect, regulate mouth of Cape Fear River
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) -- The Cape Fear River is both an environmental resource and an economic engine in our area.A meeting today continued the discussion about how best to protect and regulate the...
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MARKING HISTORY: Steamboats on the Cape Fear
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- In Wilmington's early years, its prosperity was directly tied to business coming in and out of port. The Port City needed easy ways to transport goods. While heading out to the...
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Environmental groups file suit about Sutton Plant pollution
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Environmental groups today filed a federal lawsuit against Duke Energy Progress. They want the power company to clean up its toxic coal ash pollution of Sutton Lake near...
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WPD cites Lejeune Marine for jumping into river
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Wilmington Police cited a Camp Lejeune Marine last week for jumping into and swimming across the Cape Fear River.A police department spokeswoman says officers responded around...
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Work to start in November on bridges filling in Wilmington Bypass
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A pair of new bridges are on their way across the Cape Fear River.Construction of one of the final legs of the Wilmington Bypass will begin soon with twin spans over the river...
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Coast Guard can't remove platform in river, but victim's husband plans to...
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) -- The Coast Guard says it cannot remove, mark or light an old quarantine platform in the Cape Fear River near Southport where a woman died in a boat accident last year. But the...
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Man waiting to light old quarantine platform that killed wife last year
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) -- Ed pierce planned to light an old quarantine platform in the Cape Fear River near Southport this weekend, but his attorney says he needs to file the appropriate paperwork before...
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Owner blames logs in river for sinking his boat, business
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A boat docked in the Cape Fear River sank last night and is still there today.Crews spent hours this afternoon trying to salvage the boat named Sea Star. All that is visible...
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