Instead of fighting fires, the North Carolina Forest Services says they’re also fighting a staffing shortage. This shortage ...

Hope in Sight is holding ‘A Brunch to Behold’ event in hopes of providing patients access to advanced dry eye procedures. Dr. Crystal Brimer says that dry eye can be very painful. Some of her patients ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hope Abounds is bringing the Venetian Carnevale to Wilmington. The masquerade ball will be at the ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A woman in Leland took home a $100,000 jackpot on Thursday, Feb. 27. Shelby Canady bought a ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County School Board met on Tuesday, March 04, and discussed curriculum changes.

To honor NC Arbor Day, Burgaw Parks, Recreation, and Tourism are hosting a tree ceremony and giveaway on March 21.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WECT’s Eric Davis shares tips on how to prepare for straight-line winds and hail storms. Damaging straight-line winds are the Cape Fear region’s most common type of severe ...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington is currently receiving $39.5 million in 139 active federal grants, representing ...

Milo and his handler are being included in a Mental Health and Wellness program that WFD and paws4people have created to help ...

The event is free to the public where team members from over 20 local organizations will show to prepare for hazards and ...

“Agents seized 216.1 grams of meth, 7.8 grams of fentanyl, 4.5 grams of mushrooms, 17 Xanax pills, 2 pistols, and $168 this ...

The Wilmington Police Department is investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Thursday morning.