Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened a probe into a Wilmington police officer for alleged financial misconduct, an SBI spokesperson confirmed Friday. The SBI wouldn’t confirm the name of the officer, but sources told WECT Investigates Lt. Dena Larry is the subject of the...

With America250 marking the semiquincentennial of the birth of the United States of America in 2026, a growing number events are looking back on Wilmington-area history from the time of the Revolutionary War. On Feb. 24, the Battleship North Carolina Memorial held the first in a coming series of lectures tied to...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Durham man is facing several charges after allegedly fleeing from police officers during a traffic stop in Wilmington. According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded around 2:50 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of North 3rd Street regarding a vehicle operated by a wanted...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY-TV) — A woman who claims she was harassed by a recently fired New Hanover County Deputy, Dennis McCall, is speaking out about the trauma of that experience. The alleged victim, who requested her identity be concealed said McCall harassed her while working with her...

The jury trial for Elizabeth Craver, Pender County’s current clerk of court, continued Wednesday, Feb. 25 in Burgaw. The day included opening statements from the defense and the prosecution and the testimonies of three witnesses. The trial is being presided over by Superior Court Judge William Stetzer. Craver is...

PENDER COUNTY (WWAY) — More witnesses took the stand Thursday in the trial of current Pender County Clerk of Court, Elizabeth Craver. Prosecutors called Anthony Sampogna, a special agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, who served as the case agent. Prosecutors handed Sampogna a computer flash...

SCOTTS HILL, N.C. (WECT) - A detached garage was destroyed by fire in the Scotts Hill area, fire crews said Thursday. Emergency crews responded to the fire in the 10,000 block of US-17 at approximately 5 p.m. on Feb. 26. The blaze spread to a boat, a tractor, and other...

An actor well-known for his many movie roles — and, in more recent years, for media accounts of criminal charges and attention-grabbing behavior — is set to make an appearance in Wilmington. According to the website of Coastal Comic Con, which is coming to the Wilmington Convention Center March 7-8, the actor Randy...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington’s former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) director filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, claiming she was fired because of her race and in retaliation for reporting discrimination. According to the lawsuit, Kimberly Carson, who is Black, was terminated on May 8,...

The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a shooting on Carolina Beach Road on Saturday, Feb. 21.