Castle Hayne man pleads guilty to habitual DWI
A crash is impacting traffic in New Hanover County on Friday morning. Regional Food Summit focuses local efforts to fight food deserts in southeastern North Carolina. The 2025 Regional Food Summit focused on food access, highlighting local efforts to fight food deserts in southeastern North Carolina. Southeastern...
First Alert Forecast: stressfully hot days
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A sizzling hot high pressure ridge will bring high temperatures in the middle and upper 90s and heat index values even higher than that. The National Weather Service may elect to issue Heat Advisories or Extreme Heat bulletins through the weekend, as many of those heat index values will...
Midtown Wilmington YMCA gearing up for major expansion
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Midtown YMCA on George Anderson Drive is hoping to get the green light from the city on a major expansion. Earlier this month, the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina submitted plans to the city for a $15 million expansion that would include a new aquatics center, classrooms, and a...
Family and friends remember Marine Raider as brave and accomplished skydiver
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Family, friends, and colleagues of a Marine Raider who died last week are remembering him as a brave and accomplished skydiver. 40-year-old Brandon Schmidt of North Topsail Beach died last week while skydiving in Illinois. After a mid-air collision with another jumper, he...
Truck runs over teen at Oak Island beach
A truck ran over a 15-year-old girl while she was lying on the beach in Oak Island on Monday.
Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office captures armed robbery suspect
On July 16, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Brunswick County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call in reference to an Attempted Robbery with a firearm at Simona's Restaurant in Danieltown. Patrol and Investigations responded and developed Meshach Elder to be the suspect. During the investigation, it was determined that...
The Wilmington NC Riverwalk Gets a Fresh Taste
The Wilmington NC Riverwalk—a two-mile, scenic walkway along the Cape Fear River lined with boutiques, galleries, and restaurants—just got a major refresh. Riverwalk Hospitality Group, a second-generation, family-owned company rooted in the area, has unveiled renovations and culinary reinventions at two of the city’s...
Regional Food Summit focuses local efforts to fight food deserts in southeastern North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - From mapping food deserts to fighting farm loss, the 2025 Regional Food Summit at the Harrelson Center today brought together community leaders, nonprofits, and farmers for a full-day conversation on how to strengthen southeastern North Carolina’s food system. Hosted by New Hanover County’s...
Search continues for man involved in a multi-million dollar international money laundering scheme
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A warrant for arrest is still out for one man involved in a multi-million dollar money laundering scheme. Investigators are still looking for Vasile Virlizanu, who they believe helped scam millions of dollars from victims across the country, including two people in Pender County. On...
Summer showers: North Carolina cities flourish in 2025 ‘rain garden’ rankings
If it feels like your backyard has turned into a swamp this summer, you’re not alone — but some North Carolinians are finding a silver lining in all this rain. As the skies keep opening up, so do new opportunities to dig into a different kind of gardening. A new national study finds that several cities across the Tar...
