Local News - WWAYTV3 (2024)

As law enforcement continues looking for the body of a Bladen County man who went missing three years ago, six people are now facing charges connected to his disappearance and murder and more arrests could be on the way.The Scotland County Sheriff's Office told our affiliate WPDE, so far, they still have not found the body of Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald, but they have arrested six people for his disappearance and three people are charged with his murder.

Staff says she’s a laid-back girl, gets along with other dogs and enjoys playing with her squeaky toys.

The 6-building, 64-unit complex would have been built on 4.65 acres of land, next to Lord's Creek neighborhood.

Since its inception in 1947, UNCW has never had a football team.With the new release of EA's wildly popular college football video game for the first time in 11 years, as many as 60 UNCW fans have used the game to live the fantasy of having Division 1 college football in Wilmington.WWAY spoke with three of them as to why the motivation to spend those hours exist, and all share that not having the real thing contributes to the want to create the virtual thing.

Following president Joe Biden's unprecedented decision to drop out of the presidential race Sunday, Democratic officials and lawmakers immediately went into action, figuring out how to move forward.

A former New Hanover County dance instructor charged with child sex crimes now faces even more charges in Pender County.

A local non profit is rolling up in Wilmington to host a week-long camp helping children with disabilities learn to ride bikes.Coastal Buds is teaming up with "I can shine" this week to host "I can bike camp."

The Pender County Schools Board of Education held a Special Meeting on July 22, 2024, resulting in the approval of several important projects aimed at improving school facilities and accommodating growth.

UNCW has yet again earned a spot in the best-selling Fiske Guide to Colleges.

Beginning Aug. 12, CSX will close seven railroad crossings across the city over the course of a week for tie repairs.

On Sunday, July 21st around 5 p.m. WPD units responded to Bottega at 723 N. 4th Street in reference to a business robbery.

A joint investigation involving the Scotland County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) led to the arrests of three people from Scotland County for the 2021 murder of Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald.

The event was held at Bull City Cider Works, With Swifties shaking it off in silence to celebrate swift's most recent release of “Tortured Poets Department.”

Penny told WWAY that the accident fractured her pelvis and severely damaged her lower spine. She said the driver also drove over her ankles. Moments after Penny was struck, former Air Force Medic Leonardo Andrades immediately stopped to help her.

But before her daughter could get on the ride, Paige said the ride started while her daughter was standing on the outside platform, just feet away from the moving ride. Paige recalled the moment as one she will never forget.

"This is to reignite a legacy that was going on in this country, and hopefully it'll become a legacy here, to have people come to the Wilmintonian Ball,” Nantambu said.

Physical Media Fest was held at Waterline Brewery from 12-5 pm on July 20th.The event featured over 30 vendors all sharing their records, video games, movies and more.

A global cyber outage brought many businesses to a scrambling halt on Friday.

As investigators continue looking for the exact cause of the fire, Oak Island Fire Chief Lee Price held a town hall meeting to answer any questions and alleviate any concerns residents had.

Leland Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12196 will be holding a clothing drive from July 22nd to July 29th.