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Monday, April 22, 2013  A 5-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in a hotel pool in Wilmington.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Myrtle Beach's gain has become Wilmington's loss. In February, the US Census Bureau decided Brunswick County, NC should be considered part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan statistical area. Officials in North Carolina say that bureaucratic move will cost their state jobs and money.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Brunswick County officials don't like the fact the county has been moved from the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area and want to be moved back in.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  U.S. Census population counts for metro Wilmington will no longer include Brunswick County as a result of new population shifts in the county and federal guidelines for demography.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  North Carolina man will serve 14 years in federal prison for stealing more than $1.2 million in an armored car heist.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  A North Carolina man died on his birthday after authorities say he tumbled head first over an 8-foot-high balcony.

Friday, January 11, 2013  The NBC show "Revolution" is looking for new male faces to portray the militia in the television series that's filmed in Wilmington.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  The surviving members of the Wilmington 10, their families and supporters are basking in their formal pardons in the city where their troubles started.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Authorities say a Wilmington man who thought he was shooting an intruder ended up killing his own brother. Police say they got a domestic disturbance call Thursday night and found two brothers fighting at a Wilmington home.

Friday, November 16, 2012  South Carolina agriculture officials have scheduled a meeting for anyone interested in growing citrus fruits in the state.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A hearing that could determine whether a former Green Beret gets a new trial more than 40 years after he was convicted of killing his family is beginning in federal court.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  An alumni group from the University of North Carolina Wilmington wants to raise funds to shoot a movie based on the 1898 race riots.

Sunday, August 05, 2012  Authorities say one person was killed and three injured after a boat hit a platform near a marina in Southport.

Sunday, July 29, 2012  Police officers in the Cape Fear region are getting plenty of time on the clock thanks to the movies being filmed in the area.

Sunday, July 22, 2012  Investigators are trying to figure out what happened to a man found dead on a Wilmington street.