Wilmington is known for having some of the best bars in the Cape Fear. But for a period of time during the 20th century, they wouldn't have been allowed to exist.

School leaders say a student at River Road Middle School has the mumps. Local immunologists say they wouldn't be surprised to see more cases.

“Fort fisher was essentially America’s largest sand castle ever built,” Steele said. ”Construction began around early in 1861 ...