Wilmington NC

TOPSAIL ISLAND, NC (WWAY)– “Instant tears, because it’s our business, these plants are our business,” said Shannon Weems, as she saw dead tropical house plants, flowers, and much more after a night of heavy snowfall. “It was heartbreaking, for some of these plant, I have spent...

Planning to visit Wilmington, North Carolina, soon and interested in checking out some high-end real estate? Good choice, as this southerly destination is not just the home of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, but is also a beachy and popular portside gem that was recently voted North Carolina's cleanest...

By all accounts, it was bitterly cold in the wee hours of Feb. 27, 1776, when loyalists, soaked to the bone from enduring days of rainfall, began a 6-mile march through swampy muck and dense brush in present-day Pender County to seize a patriot camp on the west bank of Moores Creek Bridge.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Pender County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teenager. Landen Hairr, 15, was last seen in the area near Pinnacle Parkway in Hampstead Sunday. He is described as being 5′5″, 170 pounds, with blonde hair. When he was last seen,...

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - A woods fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Bolivia has been cleared with no injuries reported. The fire started around 3 p.m. off Carteret Road. Bolivia Fire Department was responding to another brush fire when the woods fire broke out, according to officials. Fire departments...

Duke Energy says it needs to add a lot of additional power generation to its energy portfolio in the coming years to meet future demand driven by North Carolina's population growth and success in attracting new businesses. A Wilmington-based company could help the utility giant meet that goal. Duke is exploring the...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A man has been arrested following an armed robbery near Saint Andrews Drive in Wilmington on Sunday, Feb. 16. The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) said officers responded to reports of a robbery around 6:30 p.m. along the 1100 block of Saint Andrews Drive. According to WPD,...

LifePoint and Port City Community Church hosted the Tim Tebow Foundation’s annual Night to Shine prom Friday evening, creating a special experience for people with disabilities.

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Cooper Allen struck out five over five shutout innings, and Kevin Jones collected three hits as UNCW upended Maryland, 8-4, in the opener of a doubleheader on Sunday at Brooks Field. Maryland earned the series win, though, with a 5-1 win in the nightcap. The Terrapins...

Imagine eating seafood while the ocean stares back at you through the windows like it has something to say. That is the mood at Oceanic, where the Atlantic creeps so close during high tide that you can feel the building lean toward the waves. The water slaps the pilings, the...