Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A 21-year-old man has died in a downtown Wilmington stabbing early Sunday morning, according to a release from the Wilmington Police Department (WPD). The department announced it’s seeking the public’s help identifying a person of interest connected to the deadly stabbing. The release comes after WECT...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 74-year-old man who died after falling from a parking deck in downtown Wilmington on Monday afternoon. Thomas Broffman fell from the Nutt Street parking deck at approximately 1:54 p.m. on April 6, according to the sheriff’s...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a video posted online last week appeared to show the treatment of an elderly man in a Wilmington neighborhood. On Monday, a deputy was seen leaving a home in the 7400 block of Ern Way...

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Deputies arrested a Bladen County suspect during a traffic stop in Delco March 31, according to the sheriff’s office. Benetta Renee White, 52, was charged with five counts of failure to appear in Bladen District Court. Court records show she also has pending charges of felony child abuse, inflicting serious injury. White was held under a total bond of $89,500, according to jail records. Her address was...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The 79th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival begins Wednesday, April 8, with a full slate of events celebrating spring in the Port City. Festivities open with the Queen’s Coronation at 3 p.m. aboard the Battleship North Carolina, where Queen Azalea and this year’s invited guests will be officially introduced. A private Celebrity Reception for festival partners and sponsors follows Thursday morning at Cape...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Please irrigate conservatively and maintain extreme caution with flame -- your First Alert Forecast stocks slim and none rain odds past the 15th and possibly through the 20th. Temps will see many ranges: chilly 40s Tuesday night, crisp 60s Thursday, and loftier 70s and even 80s returning over Azalea Festival weekend and carrying into next week.

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CASTLE HAYNE, NC (WWAY) — An NC Department of Transportation employee is sharing his story this National Donate Life Month after his decision to donate a kidney helped save two lives. Chad Ray, an equipment shop employee with NCDOT in New Hanover County, said he felt called to act...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — A Wilmington man is accused of attempting to burn a home while a woman was inside, according to police. The Wilmington Police Department said the incident happened around 2 a.m. April 3 in the 1200 block of South Seventh Street. Police identified the suspect as...