Police remind commercial car and truck drivers to avoid 3rd Street
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department is working with State Highway Patrol near 3rd and Davis streets to detour commercial motor vehicles...
Over 20,000 gallons of untreated wastewater discharged in Brunswick County
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Approximately 20,000-25,000 gallons of untreated wastewater were discharged Thursday, Feb. 1, following a line break in Brunswick County, according...
Construction begins on iFly indoor skydiving center in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Construction has begun on a new iFly location at 1441 Eastwood Road in Wilmington. The indoor skydiving center was conditionally...
Counties withdraw from Zuckerberg-linked elections program
RALEIGH - Brunswick and Forsyth counties have withdrawn their participation in the "U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence" program launched by the Mark Zuckerberg-linked Center...
Downtown Wilmington residents raising concerns about semi-trucks using 3rd Street for bridge detour
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As the work on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge ramps up, there are barriers up along 3rd Street to block...
Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Office looking for missing woman
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office announced Friday, Feb. 2, that it is looking for 45-year-old Catherine Elizabeth Prevatte. According...
First Alert Forecast: a taste of spring regardless of rodent prognostication
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Great to see you on this Groundhog Day Friday. We're keeping an eye, anecdotally, on area Groundhogs like Punxsutawney Phil...
Billboard displays 300 faces of North Carolinians who died from substance abuse disorders
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Putting a face to a statewide epidemic: that's the goal of the nonprofit "Know Hope North Carolina.". "It's a non-profit...
Fishermen worry about expanded oyster farming near Topsail Island
TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Over the last few years, oysters grown in Southeastern North Carolina have quickly become some of the most prized...
SECU Foundation Makes $2 Million Challenge Grant to Good Shepherd Center
WILMINGTON, N.C-The SECU Foundation, the philanthropic arm of State Employees' Credit Union, has awarded a $2 million challenge grant to Good Shepherd Center (GSC)...
