Bear takes a holiday in downtown Greensboro
GREENSBORO, NC (AP) -- Wildlife officials say a bear took a wrong turn and ended up spending part of his holiday weekend in downtown Greensboro.North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission agents told...
View ArticleBear hunting season opens in western NC
SYLVA, NC (AP) -- The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding people to be careful as western bear hunting season opens.The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that commission spokesman...
View ArticleClassmates mourn 8-year-old boy killed in hunting accident
CLINTON, NC (WWAY) -- An eight-year-old boy died Friday after a hunting accident in Bladen County. Family and friends gathered in Clinton for James Ethan Bartley's funeral today. Meanwhile, his friends...
View ArticleEnhancements coming to Sutton Lake boating access
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The boating access area at New Hanover County's Sutton Lake will close temporarily beginning Oct. 29 to receive a facelift.Duke Energy, which owns the lake, says the work will...
View ArticleNC judge rules against New Year's Eve possum drop
MARTHA WAGGONER Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- There will be no possum drop in Brasstown this New Year's Eve if a decision by an administrative law judge stands.In a ruling issued Tuesday, Judge...
View ArticleState folds in lawsuit over NC Possum Drop
MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Barring a change in state law, the annual New Year's Eve Possum Drop in the mountains of North Carolina will have to carry on without a live...
View ArticleRabon bill would mean sweeping changes to state boards, commissions
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- If a bill in the state Senate becomes law, there will be some big changes on state boards and commissions, including the NC Utilities Commission and the Coastal Resources...
View ArticleVote on NC commissions bill reveals divisions
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- House Republicans who want to clean out several key North Carolina regulatory commissions have revealed disagreements with Senate GOP counterparts...
View ArticleFisherman drowns in Bladen County
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladenboro man is dead after falling out of his boat while fishing Saturday.The accident happened around noon Saturday on the Black River near the Pender County line.The...
View ArticleBoater charged after boat bumps Johnnie Mercer's Pier
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- Wildlife officers charged a boater with operating a watercraft while impaired after his boat bumped Johnnie Mercer's Pier at Wrightsville Beach yesterday.Investigators...
View Article2 injured in boat accident on NE Cape Fear River
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Two people are recovering after a boating accident yesterday on the Northeast Cape Fear River.The NC Wildlife Resources Commission says the couple, who's names have not been...
View ArticleNC Wildlife patrols waters on holiday weekend
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- North Carolina Wildlife, along with Alcohol Law Enforcement and Highway Patrol combed New Hanover County's waters and streets Saturday as part of the "On the Roads, On...
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Alligator spotted at Carolina Beach shoreline
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- One WWAY viewer caught a glimpse of something you might not see very often on the north end of Carolina Beach. An alligator was spotted at the shoreline Sunday, and Jeremy...
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ONLY ON 3: Complaints filed about dozens of birds at Shallotte service station
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- An automotive service station with exotic birds for sale is ruffling some feathers.Complaints from people range from the birds being kept in hot conditions to too many of the...
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NC Wildlife commission seeks armadillo sightings
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- If you've seen a nine-banded armadillo lately, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission would like a word with you.The commission is asking the public to help document observations of...
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One dead after weekend boating accident in Carolina Beach
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)-- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has confirmed one man is dead after a boat overturned on Saturday afternoon in Carolina Beach.According to Ofc. Fred Gorchess the...
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Fight over NC possum drop event back in court
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's wildlife regulators and an animal protection group are headed toward new court hearings over the captured possum used to liven up a mountain town's New Year's Eve...
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NC wildlife officials to consider rules for bears
ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) -- The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission plans to hold nine public hearings next month on the state's wildlife management, game lands and fishing regulations for the...
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NC agencies to launch summer lifesaving campaign
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Three North Carolina agencies are joining together in a campaign to keep people safe this summer.The Highway Patrol, the Wildlife Resources Commission and the Alcohol Law...
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