Wilmington NC

A beloved community farm is closing down, six years after it got started. The Willowdale Farm was a community garden operated by Community Enrichment Initiatives (CEII) at 301 N. 30th St., property owned by Wilmington First Pentecostal Holiness Church. CEII thanked the church for providing the initial site in a press...

Members of Durham's finest traded their badges for bib numbers in the recent Wilmington Battleship Race, adding another layer to their community engagement efforts. On November 16, Assistant Chief Piatt along with Officers Cooper and Kobersteen laced up their running shoes to represent the Durham Police Department's...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wrightsville Beach Police Department is warning residents about recent scam texts. According to WBPD, the scammers are sending messages posing as “Officer Smith” from the police department regarding a recent claim. WBPD reminds residents it will never text about claims or law...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– A new study says Wilmington has what it takes to have a thriving employment center. In a newly provided study by Commercial Search, it shows Wilmington to be the number one mid-sized city for people seeking alternative jobs. The Port City beat out other mid-sized cities...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Mayor Bill Saffo has proclaimed Friday, Dec. 12, as Share the Warmth Day in the city of Wilmington. Piedmont Natural Gas’s Share the Warmth program helps provide emergency funding for residents who need help paying their energy bills, according to a release from Duke Energy Progress.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community if they can identify the people in the photos. They’re possible suspects in a false pretense and identity theft crime. The suspects allegedly used the victim’s social security number to pull...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The new holiday movie MERV, filmed in Wilmington, released on Amazon Prime Wednesday. Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox star in the film that has key scenes at Starlite Hotel along the Carolina Beach shoreline. MERV is a romantic comedy featuring a couple who breaks up...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Multiple people were arrested following a several-month long investigation that spanned multiple counties in southeastern North Carolina. According to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO), its Vice and Narcotics Division investigated suspects operating in New Hanover, Brunswick...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WBTV) - A new Christmas movie that was filmed in North Carolina started streaming this week. “Merv” -- a romantic comedy centered around a dog, whose name the movie bears -- was released on Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Anyone who with an Amazon Prime subscription has access to the...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is the first higher education institution in North Carolina to implement a completely plastic-free reuse program for its residential campus takeout dining. Previously, UNCW launched a plastic container reuse program for residential dining, but the program suffered...