Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around here, the big flood risks from storms like Debby come from the many creeks and streams in low-lying areas. But always in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cape Fear headland begins at Bald Head Island (pictured). Many also include Pleasure Island in the cape. Around this time of ...

WHITE OAK, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has released improved flood mapping and risk data for the White Oak and Cape Fear river basins. According to a ...

If you time it just right, say a few days after decent rains in central North Carolina, and head down to the Wilmington riverfront near Point Peter where the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear rivers ...

On the Cape Fear River, rising waters are bringing rising risks. Few people know that better than Ilya Smirnov. Other WRAL Top Stories “It might look like not a whole lot is going on, but actually ...

Around here, the big flood risks from storms like Debby come from the many creeks and streams in low-lying areas. But always in the background is the thankfully rare occurrence that the Cape Fear ...

The waterway's muddy appearance is caused by heavy sediment from natural erosion and human activities. Dredging the river for shipping has allowed salt water to push farther inland, altering the ...