56+ min ago   (167+ words) PENDER COUNTY — Hampstead resident John Martin Trott, 53, was arrested Tuesday on 23 charges, including indecent liberties, statutory rape and incest. Pender County Sheriff’s Office announced the charged Tuesday, noting Special Victims Unit Detectives with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office and the…...

23+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1205+ words) LELAND — Since Leland Town Council restricted the raising of livestock and poultry within town limits in March, Jay Lafayette McDaniel II has been working hard to relocate his animals from his home in Marion Estates to a barn outside of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (169+ words) Port City Daily WPD postpones National Night Out event WILMINGTON — Due to inclement weather, the Wilmington Police Department National Night Out originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The event will now take place on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at The Pointe…...

5+ day, 22+ min ago   (252+ words) WILMINGTON — New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office believes the husband and wife found deceased earlier this week died in a murder-suicide. In a social media post NHCSO stated they believe Tracey Willetts fatally shot her husband — Stephen Larnell Willetts — before using…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (883+ words) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A former New Hanover County Schools exceptional children teacher was found not guilty Monday of assaulting her kindergarten student, who is autistic and preverbal, last year. Brittany Kosch was charged in October 2025 with two misdemeanor counts for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (175+ words) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — A man was arrested in Wrightsville Beach Sunday after he dragged police officers around while driving an electric bike. Zackary Mukensturm was arrested by the Wrightsville Beach Police Department for driving while impaired on an electric bike. However,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (301+ words) Port City Daily Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office announces a dozen drug-related arrests BRUNSWICK COUNTY — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office conducted a dozen arrests in an effort to combat drug trafficking. The law enforcement agency announced Tuesday that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (541+ words) BRUNSWICK COUNTY — A lawsuit against the Brunswick County District Attorney-elect by a former client was voluntarily dismissed in May, three months after it was filed. The client’s attorney couldn’t give full details due to a confidentiality clause but indicated there…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) DUPLIN COUNTY — A Sunday afternoon fire — which police believe was ignited by children — has left four families displaced in Wallace. Emergency services including the Wallace Police and Fire Departments were contacted about an single-story apartment fire off of Glendale Village…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1095+ words) BRUNSWICK COUNTY — A letter was sent to the Brunswick County Fire Marshal preventing developers from using water from tankers as a substitute to installing their water sources that would help with emergency safety needs. The letter was sent as the…...