Left Behind: North Carolina’s Senior Housing Crisis
On this episode of Shoresides, we dive into the hidden side of North Carolina's senior housing crisis. Coastal North Carolina has long been a...
New Hanover County ABC Board awards eight local non-profits with grant funding
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Eight nonprofits received grant funding from the New Hanover County ABC Board as part of the FY2025 Community Health &...
‘It’s a real tragedy that we don’t have this resource anymore’: Church’s mobile shower...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Weeks after a mobile shower trailer was stolen from a church parking lot, leaders are hoping to rebuild before the...
Wilmington police looking for missing juvenile
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced that it is looking for 14-year-old Chaz Johnson. According to police, Johnson was last seen...
Python escapes North Carolina woman’s car at Chili’s
A North Carolina woman was reunited with her pet snake after police found it slithering near a restaurant last week and put photos out...
Get Fit with 6: Training wrapping up for three runners preparing for first half-marathon
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Parkway Subaru Battleship NC Half Marathon is just days away. For the past six months, WECT has followed three...
NC science panel says coast will see at least 1 foot of sea-level rise...
The state's top committee of coastal experts has said North Carolina and coastal communities needs to plan to deal with at least 1...
Remember 2017 in Wilmington? Here’s why it was a simpler time Owen Hassell
Picture it: Wilmington, 2017. A guy embarks on a new job in a coastal North Carolina city and leaves his old job at...
First Alert Forecast: chillier breezes
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with cooler, crisper, and brisk northerly breezes. Expect high temperatures mainly in the lower 70s...
OPINION: A day of disappointment and progress, hope beyond the ballot box
My first presidential election taught me that the power of voting goes far beyond a single result; it's a chance to learn, engage and...
