On Saturday, the North Carolina Forest Service announced the Sunset Road fire in Boiling Spring Lakes reached 74% containment ...

Under House Bill 569, polluters like Chemours would become responsible for paying to clean the water supply. Not only would they pick up the bill moving forward, but the bill also makes sure rate ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Shell Island Resort employee helped save two women caught in a rip current at Wrightsville Beach.

Inman is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of Cedric Adkins, says WPD.

The Sunset Road wildfire in Boiling Spring Lakes continues to burn for a seventh day. The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) honored a fallen officer who died 89 years ago at the 2025 Wilmington Area ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Less than one percent of Americans who served during World War II are still alive today, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. One of those veterans is here in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County Schools received the Purple Star Award for the 2024-25 school year. According to Pender ...

Inman and Reynolds are both facing murder charges in connection to the death of Cedric Adkins. A section of Blue Clay Road will be closed for two days for repaving. Thalian Hall is inviting the public ...

Two suspects in the deadly stabbing of Cedric Adkins have made their first court appearance. Inman and Reynolds are both ...

DELCO, N.C. (WECT) - Authorities have updated charges for one of the suspects connected to the death of Shanna Perry, who ...

The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 30 at Courthouse Square in Whiteville. The man who caused a Wilmington neighborhood to shelter in place last month has been arrested and charged.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in Texas was arrested in Wilmington. According to the Abilene Police Department (APD), 21-year-old Ivonyai Lamb is ...