Dog owners may be able to enjoy a walk with their pooch along the shore this tourist season if a new ordinance amendment is passed this week. It’s being pitched to permit dogs ...

A New Hanover County man's debut novel mixes Stephen King's "Misery" with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold-Bug." The hero of Thomas H. Mathis' "The Secret of Earnie's Island," published by Simply Francis ...

What makes it the “heart”: The beach and dunes stretch out before you, undeveloped, just as they were hundreds of years ago. Although nature has shifted the sands and closed an inlet, the north end of ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A Shell Island Resort employee jumped into action to save a distressed swimmer in Wrightsville Beach on Thursday. According to the Town of Wrightsville Beach, the ...

Folks in Wrightsville Beach love a workout on the water. The town is home to some of the country’s most prestigious stand-up paddleboarding competitions like the annual Carolina Cup. Get in on the ...

Wrightsville Beach town officials told ABC11 that they're waiting to see how the storm surge and strong winds could affect Wednesday evening's high tide. "We're an island, we're surrounded by water," ...

Nearly every business along North Lumina Avenue on Wrightsville Beach was boarded up and empty Wednesday afternoon except for a few bars that are hoping to return the street to a sense of normalcy as ...