Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A regional nonprofit is hosting a free lunch-and-learn event on Thursday at its Wilmington office focused on anxiety and self-care. Mt. Calvary Center for Leadership Development will hold the event on Feb. 26 from 11 a.m. to noon at 2709 Market St., Suite 101, across from the YMCA.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WWAY) — Pender County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver is on trial for three felony counts of obtaining property under false pretenses. Prosecutors allege Craver used her position for personal gain, including having an employee assist with dress shopping on county time. Witnesses testified...

The City of Wilmington will break ground on the Dawson and Wooster Streetscape Project with a public ceremony on Wednesday.

RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (WECT) - The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (ACFT) is giving away more than 1,000 native trees at Riegelwood Baptist Church. This marks ACFT’s third distribution in Columbus County and is funded by a $25,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. Households can receive up to two...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A $640,000 settlement between New Hanover County Schools and three survivors of sexual abuse by a former teacher will be covered almost entirely by insurance, school district officials said. The school district’s share is just a $5,000 deductible, and its attorney, Norwood Blanchard, is...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington police are investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday evening on Wilshire Boulevard. According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded just before 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 to a ShotSpotter activation in the 4700 block of Wilshire Boulevard. When officers arrived, they...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A local restaurant owner and chef received statewide recognition at the 2026 Stars of the Industry Awards on Monday. The event, held on Feb. 23 by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA), recognized 20 people and organizations within the hospitality industry across the...

Public Outcry Fuels Regulatory Pushback (Image Credits: Pixabay) Wilmington, North Carolina – State environmental regulators objected to a major U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to dredge and expand Wilmington Harbor, determining the $1.2 billion project conflicted with coastal management policies.[1][2]. Public...

A new film- and TV-themed restaurant is set to take shape in the former Rose Ice & Coal building on Market Street in Wilmington. The restaurant, called the Hollywood East Brewseum, will celebrate the movies and TV shows filmed in Wilmington, said Tyler Christensen, who’s spearheading the project. Christensen said he...

A popular sandwich shop, recently dubbed as one of the best in the country by Yelp , is expanding. The Half opened a second North Carolina location in Wrightsville Beach on Feb. 24. Andrew Dennison, Carl Cross, Dean Moore and Charles Fogg renovated and moved into a former Subway space at 7110 Wrightsville Ave.,...