Along with other environmental concerns, it's the reason officials are working to create an ordinance to ban the release of balloons in the town ... to the Topsail Island Shoreline Protection ...

Which beach is best for you and your family? Use our guide to help you decide where to put your umbrella and chairs.

Along with other beach towns in the Wilmington area ... still hope for visitors looking to roll in for free on the island shared by Pender and Onslow counties. Here are some of those places.

Reach him at dsheehan@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Mayor of Pender County beach town ...

The powerful windstorm that swept through B.C. on Thursday has left the community of Pender Island on virtual lockdown. Outer Gulf Islands RCMP spokesperson Const. Brent Shemilt said the storm has ...

Signs calling for a ban on recreational helicopters have popped up all over North Pender Island in response to one resident’s use of a personal helicopter that comes and goes from his property.