Wilmington NC

Sgt. First Class Edward C. Kramer of Wilmington, North Carolina, born on March 1, 1970, in Southington, Connecticut, tragically lost his life on June 29, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. A dedicated serviceman and a Marine veteran of Operations Desert Shield and...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) – The Southport Police Department has released planned traffic patterns for this year’s Fourth of July Celebration. After the fireworks, N. Howe Street will convert to two lanes out of town, with the turn lane as a second outbound lane. One lane of traffic will be moving into the city.

Cameron Art Museum to hold annual Love Dance for Pride Month. Participants will enjoy beats from DJ Louis, a special Pride Gallery Tour with Ben Billingsley and the Pop-Up Pride Shop. Updated: 5 hours ago. 39-year-old Terry Days Jr. pleaded guilty to attempted level III trafficking in opium on June...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Sunday and Monday will have fairly seasonable heat with daily high temperatures in the lower and middle 90s, heat index values cresting mainly in the lower 100s, and a low chance for popup storms. July’s first days will offer minor differences, including an uptick midweek storm odds thanks...

(This story was updated to add new information.) The Kure Beach Police Department has charged a man in connection to a shooting that happened Saturday, June 28. Doyan Lee Pierce of Jacksonville has been charged with one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury and...

Police are investigating a suspicious death after responding to a call at East Lake Shore Drive, according to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD). According to the Kure Beach Police Department, a shooting occurred at 122 Hanby Ave. Cyclist hospitalized after crash on Carolina Beach Road. Updated: 2 hours ago. A...

Interim county manager Meg Blue told the commission that under the new budget, 226 county jobs were reclassified, with many getting a pay increase. Overall, the county will increase its investment in its employees by 12% this year. During the meeting, commissioners continued to butt heads over funding for Pender...

Police are investigating a suspicious death after responding to a call at East Lake Shore Drive, according to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD). Nonprofit hosts Juneteenth Festival in hopes of teaching people about their history. Updated: 2 hours ago. The 1865 Society of Pender County held its annual Juneteenth...

Wrightsville Beach, N.C. (WECT) - A beach official reminds people about the importance of beach safety after a lifeguard was impaled by an umbrella in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The incident is another reminder that about 3,000 people a year are injured by beach umbrellas, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

The Wilmington Police Department is seeking information about what it's calling a "suspicious death." Just after 10 p.m. Friday, June 27, police officers responded to the 2300 block of East Lake Shore Drive. The incident was initially reported as an injured person, but officers found one man dead when they arrived,...