Good morning, Leland.

Phillip Hickey, a Marine Corps veteran in Maple Hill, received a new roof on Sept.

30 through a community effort that saw Patriot Roofing & Exteriors donate labor, Owens Corning Foundation supply materials, and Purple Heart Homes approve his project. More than 850 veterans have benefited since 2016.

The Battleship North Carolina is marking its 65th berthday in Wilmington today as volunteers research service records and preserve family stories in its Names Project and Roll of Honor — ensuring war heroes are remembered.

UNCW welcomes its first humanoid robot to give students hands-on experience with AI and robotics.

The robot (costing about $60,000) can walk, manipulate objects, and blow kisses, and students will vote on its name during an upcoming basketball game.

A wildfire near Bricklanding Road and Old Georgetown Road in Brunswick County burned 26.2 acres and reached 30 percent containment Friday afternoon after crews responded to reburning fuels from the July Quarry Road fire + firefighters continued mop-up operations as smoldering fuels impacted the area.

Fire crews fought a forest fire that burned 50 acres in Brunswick County on Oct.

1 and lifted the evacuation order at Lakewood Estates in Shallotte on Oct. 2 when smoke was seen along Bricklanding Road.

Working farms and forestlands across southeastern North Carolina will be protected as the state awards $51.2 million in preservation grants from its Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (benefiting projects in Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus counties).

Morgan Burns, a flight paramedic for 18 years, finished her last round of chemotherapy on Thursday after a February breast cancer diagnosis and expects to complete all treatments by Dec.

1 to highlight the importance of early screening.

North Brunswick football defeated West Brunswick 28-14 on Friday night during conference play.

The Scorpions built a 28-0 lead with four touchdowns by quarterback Eli Talley, improving their record to 5-2.

Hoggard football delivered a dominant performance against crosstown rival (New Hanover) on Friday night at Scott Braswell Stadium, shutting them out 42-0.

The win improved their conference record to 2-0.

Laney football pushed past early season setbacks with a 34-6 win over Topsail in Hampstead on Friday, Oct.

2. The Buccaneers improved their all-time series record and gained momentum after an earlier overtime loss.