Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Leland hosted its ‘Leland in Lights’ event for the first time since 2022 in Founders Park. In the past few years, it’s been undergoing renovations. It has new additions like a playground, restrooms, a pavilion and more. The town thought it was timely to kick off the reopening with an event...

Fuquay-Varina seeks to satisfy its water needs by subtracting millions of gallons from the Cape Fear River. The Cape Fear River is a prime source of drinking water for more than 500,000 people in the Lower Cape Fear region. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) – the water and sewer service provider for more...

A man accused of robbing and kidnapping someone on Halloween night is now in custody at the New Hanover County Detention Center.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY (WWAY) — The Leland Police and Fire and Rescue departments teamed up for their annual “Pack the Patrol Car” event in partner with “Brunswick Family Assistance.”. Both Leland Fire and Rescue and the Police Department were at the Walmart in Belville Friday to collect...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The city of Southport has postponed its initial downtown tree-lighting ceremony for Winterfest 2025 to this weekend, according to city officials. The celebration will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. at Whittler’s Bench. The event was originally scheduled for Friday, Dec. 5,...

New Hanover County, North Carolina, is reprinting and remailing 15,472 Personal Property Listing Forms this week. This is due to a packaging error by a vendor. Some forms were sent in envelopes labeled for Richmond and Chatham counties.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A building that exploded in August after a vehicle crash will be demolished starting Tuesday, according to a news release. The building on New Centre Drive was under construction to become a veterinary center when a driver crashed into a gas pipe near the building, rupturing the gas line and...

A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Wilmington ATM. Allen Jerome Smith, 42, was arrested on Dec. 5, according to a news release from the Wilmington Police Department. The Brunswick County resident was taken into custody without incident around 11:30 a.m. in a parking lot near PNC Bank at...

Investigators are reviewing an alleged physical incident at a Wilmington elementary school. The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating an alleged physical incident that occurred between an adult and a student at Alderman Elementary School on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, confirmed by the New Hanover...

This fall, Meredith College economics faculty Anne York and Elaine Liu attended the 22nd Annual Economics Teaching Workshop at UNC Wilmington. The event focused on sharing teaching methods in economics.