In a meeting on May 13, the Pender County Board of Education voted on the name of the new K-8 school in Hampstead.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department is searching for 31-year-old Emerson Sky Weems-Collins. He is 6 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A crash on I-40 is causing delays near Military Cutoff Road, according to Drive NC. Drive NC notes ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of so-called forever chemicals in drinking ...

The festival will feature 79 artists and be juried by award-winning artist Benjamin Billingsley. Governor Josh Stein ordered ...

Participants will hear speakers including UNCW’s Dr. Mouchine Guettabi, Town Manager Bruce Oakley, and Mayor Lynn Barbee.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board (CFPUA) approved its 2026 operating budget of $129.35 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The 29th annual Orange Street ArtsFest (OSAF) is set to return to Wilmington on Memorial Day ...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) held a memorial and wreath-laying ceremony to honor two fallen members of local law enforcement on May 13.

Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff to honor law ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Whew! Most of the Cape Fear Region realized two to eight inches of drought-denting and fire-quenching rain in the last five days. Now, your First Alert Forecast shrinks ...

Both towns saw their project delayed an additional year after the sole bid to complete the renourishment this past offseason came in double the expected cost.