The USS North Carolina is more than just a steel beast with an impressive record from a bygone war. It’s a time capsule: a ...

And so, let it be decreed: The 78th N.C. Azalea Festival will be held April 2-6 in and around Wilmington and New Hanover ...

Neil Frye was a 20-year-old mess attendant from Vass, N.C., aboard the USS West Virginia when a Japanese torpedo sank it in ...

Back when Battleship North Carolina was commissioned in 1941, the ship was thought of as "the world's greatest sea weapon," and it turned out to be just that by participating in more than a dozen ...

The nuclear powered USS North Carolina submarine is manned by four sailors and was commissioned in Wilmington in 2008.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Fire crews responded to a truck fire on Friday morning on USS North Carolina Road near Battleship North Carolina, according to New Hanover County emergency officials. The ...

Memorial Day services were held on battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington on May 25, 2015. There is a proposal to do much needed repair work to the well-decorated ship. Chris Seward cseward@ ...

The Battleship North Carolina ranked 5th in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for best museum ship. Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts, secured the top spot in the voting.