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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– History was made on Sunday, as five new individuals put their name into the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame welcomed five new inductees Sunday evening, including Bill Curry, Fred Lynch and Tamera Young. The Hall of Fame began...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– Five years after Novant Health took over New Hanover Regional Medical Center, frustration from some community members is continuing to grow. On Saturday, dozens of protesters gathered outside the hospital, criticizing the facility after it received another “C” grade in the Leapfrog Hospital Safet

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - One in five Americans are expected to develop skin cancer by the age of 70, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Wilmington resident Sherry O’Daniell is now part of that statistic after doctors found melanoma. She said she grew up at the tail end of the baby boomer generation, when a tan w

🕒: Mon-Thu: 11:00AM – 9:00PM; Fri-Sat: 11:00AM – 10:00PM; Sun: Closed. Chestnut Street’s culinary landscape changed for the better when The Copper Penny first opened its heavy doors to the public. This 109 Chestnut Street storefront has shed the typical “bar food” stigma by treating every...

Researchers Jeremy Borrelli and Jason Raupp and their crew were submerged in the murky waters of the Cape Fear River when they stumbled across history. At a dive site near Brunswick Town in 2025, the research team was conducting underwater mapping of a historic wharf. Operating in shallow water with less than a foot of

When it comes to NHRMC, the headline news over the last two weeks has been hospital safety and quality grades, which have once again been disappointingly mediocre, at best. The national nonprofit Leapfrog, which acts as a watchdog issuing safety and quality ratings every six months, gave NHRMC a C for the fourth time i

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A 20-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he stole a Wilmington fire truck and led officers on a chase early Sunday morning. Michael Fanning was arrested around 4 a.m., according to arrest records. Wilmington police officers chased Fanning down on Market Street....

LELAND, NC (WWAY)– “Walk Today, Change Tomorrow.” That is the motto of the North Brunswick Kiwanis Club as members celebrated the funds they have raised for graduating seniors. On Saturday, the North Brunswick Kiwanis Club hosted the “Walk for Scholarships” at Founders Park in Leland to raise...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Sunscreen up! Your First Alert Forecast is generous on sunshine, generally low on rip currents, and toasty with afternoon temps in the 80s to around 90. Broad low pressure will bring scattered shower and storm chances beginning Thursday and extending into the holiday weekend; your First Alert

Coastal living has been acting like it needs a private banker and a yacht club handshake. North Carolina, thankfully, still has a few seaside towns where the budget does not immediately scream and leave the room. For anyone living on Social Security, a pension, or a careful monthly plan, that...