In addition to the 911 system, public safety improvements also include $391,000 in equipment for the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. In-car cameras and a security system upgrade are ...

Following resident noise complaints, New Hanover County has opted not to change its noise ordinance. County officials decided that better communication and education were preferable to amending ...

A Castle Hayne man was found guilty of killing a teenager at a local Hardee's in 2023. On July 8, David Edward Hill, 63, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a New Hanover County jury in the ...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man has been arrested after law enforcement found methamphetamine in his car during a traffic ...

The North Carolina General Assembly’s 2025 session is coming to a close with one gun law allowance that recently went to the ...

Local News Hanover man on the run from Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, pointed crossbow at deputies HCSO is looking for 28-year-old Randy Matthews after deputies were unable to locate him inside ...

HSCO initially responded to a home on Crow-Hassan Park Road Wednesday afternoon for a dispute and "request to standby as a tow truck company towed a car on site," according to the sheriff's office.

GFR and New Bern Fire/Rescue members of NC Task Force 10 are in New Hanover County today training on the new DLX Tent Systems ...

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) arrested and charged a woman for death by distribution after she allegedly delivered fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose.

The Hanover County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help to identify four people -- who it believes are teen boys or young men -- in connection with a shooting incident that occurred ...

Tuesday the New Hanover County Board of Education voted 5-1 against reinstating the book; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.

A juvenile was taken into custody by the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday following a shooting incident Tuesday evening.