Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It made headlines across the country just last week. A video of a woman being taken from her home in Kansas. Police say they’re investigating it as an act of domestic violence. Domestic violence is an issue far more common than most think. In North...

SNEADS FERRY, N.C. (WECT) - Actress Jana Allen had many roles in her career with Wilmington’s film and theater community. But Allen’s new role is undoubtedly her most important, as mom to 22-month-old Hazel, the precious little blessing who arrived in 2023 to Allen and her husband, Col. Douglas Bahrns of the United...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Scott Braswell Stadium at Hoggard High School will be filled with music Tuesday evening, when the marching bands from four New Hanover County high schools entertain in the 2025 NHCS Marching Band Showcase event. Bands from Hoggard High School, Ashley High School, New Hanover High School...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) – New Hanover County is once again asking the community to join Operation Green Light, an annual, national initiative from the National Association of Counties, designed to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans by using green lighting as a symbol of appreciation. The...

DELCO, N.C. (WECT) - The Columbus Regional Healthcare System (CRHS) has announced plans to build a new hospital campus in Delco. According to the CRHS, a Certificate of Need application has been submitted for the new hospital, which will be named Columbus Regional East. Columbus Regional East is planned to...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — One of the most famous homes in Wilmington is hitting the housing market, with an eye-watering price tag. Millions of Americans might recognize the outside of this house, located off of Head Road, along Hewletts creek in Wilmington. It’s exterior was used as the home...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. — The Southport community continues to rally behind restaurant and bar employees who have been out of work since last month’s deadly mass shooting. The management team for the American Fish Company said they have received checks from the local nonprofit Southport Cares, which have been distributed to...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man from Elizabethtown has been arrested and charged for an armed robbery that happened in Riegelwood. Investigators arrested Glenn Davis Bowen, 66, for robbing a Family Dollar on Friday, Oct. 17. Arrest warrants state he threatened employees with a pellet rifle and stole over $500.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington National Cemetery will serve as one of the sites for the annual Wreaths Across America. Attendees will lay a wreath on the grave of one of the 5,126 veterans who are resting in the cemetery on Dec. 13. The nationwide program started as a...