Wilmington NC

The North Carolina Black Film Festival returns this spring for its 23rd year. We’re living in a time where diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are being dramatically scaled back, and Black history is literally being erased from public exhibits and educational materials. That makes events such as the upcoming...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Coastal Bringing Up Down Syndrome (BUDS) is celebrating World Down Syndrome Day this month. According to organizers, the World Down Syndrome Day event will feature live music from Eric McGuinness, a food truck, lawn games, face painting, a reptile zoo and kids’ activities. The event...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Frying Pan Tower has launched its 2026 “Save A Life” Raffle, a fundraising effort aimed at strengthening coastal rescue capabilities and supporting offshore research operations. The North Carolina-based nonprofit, FPTower Inc., said the raffle will run through Memorial Day, May 25, 2026....

The Brunswick County Bookmobile is a mobile library designed to expand library resources and services to the entire county.

KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The town of Kure Beach will be holding a dedication and unveiling ceremony for a new historical marker next week. According to the town, the new marker notes the German U-Boat attack on the Ethyl-Dow plant in July 1943 during World War II (WWII). The...

The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees will hand out more than 1,000 native trees at Riegelwood Baptist Church on March 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. Households can pick up two trees. First-come, first-served while supplies last. This giveaway marks the third distribution in Columbus County for ACFT. A $25,000...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Wilmington-born comedian and actor who appeared in multiple television shows and films during the 1990s is the subject of a new multi-part interview series from the WECT Digital Studio. These episodes will be released daily on within the WECT Digital Studio Presents... playlist on...

Local leaders are set to consider a special-use permit on Monday for a new sand mine that would disturb about 200 acres in central Pender County. The project is slated for a portion of a 550-acre vacant site off Shaw Highway in Holly Township. According to documents from the Pender County Board of Commissioners’...

NORTH CAROLINA — A transition day is underway across the state as North Carolina moves toward a warmer and more extended spring-like pattern. Tuesday begins with areas of fog and patchy drizzle, but gradual clearing is expected later in the day — with noticeably milder temperatures east of the mountains.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Pender County Board of Commissioners did not advance a resolution to draft new commissioner district maps at its Monday, March 2, meeting after two separate motions failed to carry. The redistricting question had been continued from the board’s Jan. 20, 2026, meeting to allow...