Four Southport Parks and Recreation employees placed on leave amid financial investigation
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Four employees with the City of Southport’s Parks and Recreation Department have been placed on paid administrative leave following the discovery of financial irregularities, city officials announced Wednesday. According to the city, the issue was identified after a forensic accounting...
PHOTOS: Water tanker overturns on River Road
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A tanker trailer overturned at a roundabout on River Road near Fire Station 6, spilling water across the roadway. The Wilmington Fire Department is on scene. No injuries have been reported at this time. Signage on the vehicle identifies it as belonging to Ocean Blue Pools...
Cape Fear trainer and Mustang ‘Gringo’ break Guinness World Record
BRUNSWICK COUNTY (WWAY) — The Rolling Stones once sang, “wild horses couldn’t drag me away,” but don’t tell that to one Cape Fear trainer because she and her equine partner have just joined an exclusive club. Gringo the horse is the star of this show,...
Otter pups set for first swim in public habitat at NC Aquarium at Fort...
Three Asian small-clawed otter pups at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher are set to enter the public habitat pool for the first time Wednesday, March 11.
Third Los Portales Supermarket Opens
Walking into any of the three family-owned Los Portales Supermarkets feels like stepping into a neighborhood market in Mexico. There’s the scent of fresh bread from the panadería, meats are custom cut at the carnicería and warm tortillas are stacked at the tortillería. And there are Mexican fruits and vegetables....
Two people arrested following drug bust in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Two people were arrested Tuesday after a police K9 alerted officers to the presence of narcotics during a traffic stop on Carolina Beach Road, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Officers stopped a vehicle in the 2500 block of Carolina Beach Road around 4:40 p.m. on March 10. A K9 unit was...
Bomb squad responds to stinger missile training device found in yard
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) Bomb Squad responded Tuesday to a call after a stinger missile training device was discovered in someone’s yard on Ballast Drive. When the NHCSO Bomb Squad bomb squad arrived at the location, they X-rayed the device and...
‘From China to Appalachia’ comes to UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium this April
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium will host “From China to Appalachia,” a cross-cultural musical performance, this April. The show features two-time Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, along with Chinese dulcimer artist Chao Tian. Fink and Marxer have performed together for more than...
First Alert Forecast: sharply colder changes in the short term, long term
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington’s March 11 record high of 86, set ten years ago, will be challenged Wednesday... but changes are coming soon. Thursday will have a risk of cold frontal showers and stray storms, especially between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m... which is a bit earlier than previous thinking. Brace for a...
INTERVIEW: Uptilt Film Festival marks 10th anniversary in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Uptilt Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, bringing film screenings, social events and filmmaker networking to Thalian Hall. Rachel Silberman, a festival organizer, said the event will draw attendees and filmmakers from across the United States and...
