Wilmington NC

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Leland has announced that the Leland Police Department (LPD) will begin issuing citations for blocking marked fire lanes. According to the town, staff have spent the past few months repainting fire lanes and updating signage to make fire lanes easier to identify. These areas are...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man accused of killing his mother, sister and son has pleaded guilty. Wilbert Lamont Robinson appeared in court on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and took a guilty plea for three counts of second-degree murder, with the state dismissing the first-degree murder and firing into-a-vehicle charges.

Luck was on the side of nearly a dozen Wilmington-area residents who hit the jackpot playing the North Carolina Education Lottery in 2025. For some of the recipients, like Wilmington residents Krystal Hastings and James Patana, the money means realizing the dream of buying a home. Others, like Pender County's Robert...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Included in the agenda for the New Hanover County Commissioners meeting on Monday, Dec. 15, is the county’s consideration for the purchase of two plots of land. The land, which encompasses two parcels near the western bank of the Cape Fear River, would come with...

Brunswick County Public Utilities has issued a freeze warning for all water customers. Severe winter weather is expected on December 14 and 15, 2025. Residents are advised to protect household and irrigation water systems from freezing and damage during this period.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A group that oversees more than a billion dollars of the public’s money in New Hanover County discussed a yearly recap. The Endowment in New Hanover County uses the money that came from the sale of New Hanover Regional to Novant Health for grants to organizations.

The first phase of a New Hanover County business park is headed for construction with more than a decade of work lying ahead. The Holly Shelter Business Park will bring millions of industrial square footage space to land in Castle Hayne . The county is accepting construction bids for roadway infrastructure...

New Hanover County Tax Administration is sending corrected Personal and Business Property Listing Forms. This follows a vendor's packaging mistake. Some residents received forms in envelopes labeled for other counties. However, the listing information inside is correct and secure.

Lindsey McKenzie, a wedding photographer from Wilmington, North Carolina, was gearing up for another busy weekend. She showed up at the venue ready to catch all the little moments, the laughter, the vows, and the happy tears that make a wedding day truly magical. But as Lindsey soon found out,...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Demolition of the Eastern Carolina Vet Medical Center continued Tuesday. Demolition began on Monday and is expected to take 30 to 45 days to complete. The center exploded in August after an alleged impaired driver struck the gas lines causing a gas leak. The 32,000 square foot facility was...