Wilmington International Airport is moving forward with a $300 million capital improvement project intended to accommodate ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Novant Health ExpressCare is opening a new location in New Hanover County this week. ExpressCare ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Recess at the Lake is returning to the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater for its second year. According to organizers, this year’s event has expanded to accommodate more ...

Local organizations have launched the New Hanover Disaster Coalition Command Center to identify and respond to community ...

Coastal BUDS will welcome around 1,000 participants to Wilmington for its annual Cape Fear Buddy Walk this fall.

A decades-long legal battle has ended after a Bladen County jury convicted a 72-year-old man in the retrial of a 1991 double ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Submissions are now open for the 2027 WECT Collector’s Calendar! If you live in the local area, you can submit your photo for a chance to win $500 and be featured on the ...

The Oak Island Police Department announced two major updates in its ongoing effort to reintroduce a K9 unit to the community.

Brunswick County property owners and residents can dispose of most materials free of charge during the county’s upcoming Free Cleanup Week.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The trial of a man accused in a deadly stabbing is underway in a New Hanover County courtroom. James Johnson faces second-degree murder charges in the July 4, 2024, death of ...

A Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office employee has resigned and is now under state investigation following allegations that they misused the agency’s Flock Safety license plate reader system.

A Wilmington businessman and his local electric company are leading a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit against a ...