Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Grace Street will close on Thursday, June 26, while crews work to preserve the oak trees by the road. Crews will prune the trees and not allow parking starting at 7:30 a.m. The work is expected to take up most of the day. One laurel oak...

In November of 2021, New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a shots-fired call discovered Pearsall suffering from a gunshot wound at a local apartment complex located off of Piner Road near Monkey Junction. Law enforcement believed Pearsall’s shooting to be gang-related. At the court hearing Monday...

CAPE FEAR, NC (WWAY) — A new emergency shelter in Wilmington officially opened Wednesday after more than a decade of planning and fundraising. The Salvation Army of Cape Fear held a ribbon cutting for its new Center of Hope, a 20,500-square-foot facility located on William Booth Drive, a newly constructed road just...

Dennis Beatty, a 41-year-old Navassa man, was the driver of one of the vehicles involved. Officers searched Beatty’s vehicle and found marijuana and a firearm. Beatty is being charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Possession of a controlled substance with the intent to manufacture, sell or deliver Schedule...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Fill your water glass, take that extra break, and look out for your neighbors and pets again Tuesday! Your First Alert Forecast carries sizzling sunshine, toasty breezes, high temperatures in the middle and upper 90s, and maximum heat index values upwards of 106, 108, even 110. Odds for a...

Shortly after 11:15 p.m. Monday night, officers responded to an incident at a local apartment complex on South Turners Run. The call was for an eight-year-old girl suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg. WPD determined that a gun fired off in a neighboring apartment, leading the...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Firefighters across Wilmington will now be receiving free early-detection cancer screenings after the city council approved a $6.8 million reallocation from the FY26 city budget. The funding comes as occupational cancer is one of the leading causes of death for firefighters. “We are seeing a...

(This story has been updated to correct information about the number of pets evacuated, details about fundraising and the address to send donations.) Fix A Friend Spay Neuter Clinic is more than just a spay and neutering clinic — it is a community of people who work endlessly in rain, snow or sunshine to help keep...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WBTV) - A bomb threat was reported at a restaurant in a popular North Carolina beach town this week. Police confirmed the threat Tuesday night at Michael’s Seafood on North Lake Park Boulevard in Carolina Beach. Carolina Beach police said the restaurant was evacuated out of...

Narcotics investigators arrested a Clarkton area man after he allegedly sold drugs to two different undercover buyers. Kenneth Bowen, 58, is being held under $550,000 secured bond on multiple charges of trafficking in opiates, possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver narcotics, sale and delivery of...