Wilmington NC

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - An Oak Island Marine Corps veteran has been chosen to be one of the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. Corporal Robert Cloninger will be North Carolina’s representative at the multi-day tribute to America’s combat wounded. Candidates are selected from hundreds of nominees...

New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Eric Paul Williams was arrested in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 18, after allegedly speeding drunk through Carolina Beach, according to court documents. Williams was allegedly driving at 60 m.p.h. in a 35 m.p.h. zone of North Lake Park Boulevard at...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) is asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a store clerk more than a year ago. The incident happened Feb. 2, 2025, at 3:21 a.m. at the Scotchman Gas Station on Carolina...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said K9 Oti officially retired after years of service. Prior to retiring, he had one last successful track. His final call was a crash on Brick Landing Road. Oti picked up the scent from a shoe found on the driver’s floorboard and using the...

With a length of roughly 26 miles and a projected price tag of more than $1.3 billion, the proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project would be a big and expensive undertaking. It also is proving to be a controversial one, based upon the pushback from several towns and environmental groups. In...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — On Monday, a man pleaded guilty in court following a hit-and-run that killed a Wilmington teen last June. It was determined that, because of how the North Carolina law is set up, he will only serve up to four weeks total in jail, a sentence the family says doesn’t come close to bringing...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — An Oscar-nominated movie was shown at Thalian Hall on Monday night, and the North Carolina actor who appeared in several scenes came out to the event. Paul Schneider, who was born in Asheville and now lives in Wilmington, had several scenes in Train Dreams, a...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A fire closed all lanes of Highway 17 in both directions on Monday, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. in the Hampstead area near Transfer Station Road. The Pender County spokesperson says the fire was...

There are moments when you walk into a restaurant and immediately know you’ve found something special. Cape Fear Seafood Company, tucked along College Road in Wilmington, is exactly that kind of place. From the moment you step through the doors at 5226 College Rd #5, Wilmington, the coastal charm...

Workers are still putting the finishing touches on Wilmington’s second Target location more than three years after plans were first submitted. An opening date for the Monkey Junction Target, located at the corner of Carolina Beach and Piner roads , has yet to be officially announced. Plans for the store were...