Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Live jazz will once again fill the lawn of the Bellamy Mansion Museum this summer as the museum and the Cape Fear Jazz Society bring back the popular Jazz at the Mansion concert series. The annual outdoor music series, which began in 2010, showcases locally,...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — UNC Health announced plans Monday to build a new community hospital in Wilmington aimed at expanding access to specialty and primary care across the rapidly growing New Hanover County region. According to UNC Health, the proposed hospital would be built on a 62-acre site at...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County is facing a lawsuit after county leaders denied a proposed 1,340-home planned development known as Green Hill. HIC Land LLC and CLD Engineering PLLC filed suit May 6 in response to the county’s denial of the 784.59-acre project in April. The development is proposed for l

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - A road in Southport will be closed to traffic as work continues on the city’s weather tower. Officials say E. Bay Street between S. Davis Street and S. Atlantic Avenue will be closed Tuesday, May 12, to allow a crane to raise and install a new weather tower.

NAVASSA, NC (WWAY) — A Leland woman has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after an early-morning assault investigation in Navassa. The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Jennifer Antionette Bryant, of Orleans Street in Leland, was arrested in connection with an incident that happened durin

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - A year after an explosion on Suncrest Way in Leland, public records detail how costly the blast was for the Magnolia Greens neighborhood. Roughly two dozen units around the neighborhood felt the blast, with officials assessing 70 different homes for possible impacts. The six units immediately arou

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office announced its Vice and Narcotics Unit has made multiple arrests following several investigations into drug activity. On May 6, deputies arrested Peter Matthew Raths, 52, of Greenbriar Road in Supply, and Janis Elizabeth Whittlesey, 55, of Hotshot Roa

A "severe" thunderstorm with dangerously high wind gusts and massive hail is headed for the East Coast. The National Weather Service announced on Monday, May 11 that the Carolinas are bracing for a serious thunderstorm. The storm, which could feature 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail, is ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– Thousands of students graduated from UNCW yesterday, happy to be done with that chapter of their lives. As the rest of graduates rest, one already knows what they are going to do. After years of studying, working and researching, Charlie Caputo is packing up his home...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A crash is impacting traffic in Brunswick County Monday morning. According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the crash happened on Midway Road near Old Ocean Highway. BCSO said the road is shut down in the area and traffic is being detoured down...