Wilmington NC

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A long-debated rezoning along Carolina Beach Road in New Hanover County was denied again Tuesday. The 4.56-acre tract at 6634 Carolina Beach Road has come before county boards multiple times in recent years. On Tuesday, commissioners voted to deny a request to rezone the site from R-15...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A narcotics investigation led investigators to the remains of two possible fetuses, according to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD). WPD reports that on Aug. 22, a search warrant was carried out at a home at 409 Wesley Avenue for narcotics violations, during which authorities discovered...

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Leland is beginning construction on its new roadway resurfacing program. According to the Town, the program aims to resurface up to 5% of town roads each year over 20 years. The work, expected to last several months, is meant to make travel safer and more accessible.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Residents were able to help rescuers guide a distressed sea turtle to safety. According to the Town of Wrightsville Beach, a citizen saw the turtle near the Big Lollipop and alerted the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project (WBSTP). WBSTP members dove in to guide the...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man was arrested and charged for allegedly distributing narcotics in Bolton and Delco. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office detectives initiated the investigation following reports from concerned citizens regarding 49-year-old Paul Wallace Young. Detectives determined that Young was...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (TCN) -- A man will spend decades behind bars in connection with the abduction and rape of two women. The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office said in a Sept. 3 news release that Garrett Christopher Rogers was convicted of multiple felony charges, including kidnapping and rape. He subsequently...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two days after dozens of protestors gathered outside the New Hanover County Courthouse and took concerns over the state of health care in the Wilmington area to county commissioners, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center leaders said noticeable improvements are on the way—and, in...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Civil Rights icon who shaped history from a lunch counter in Greensboro has died. Major General Joseph McNeil, a Wilmington native, died at the age of 83, North Carolina A&T State University confirmed to FOX8 on Thursday. “McNeil’s bravery and determination significantly sparked the civil...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Months after moving into their new building in Wilmington, the New Hanover Outreach Clinic helped dental patients for the first time on Wednesday. Formerly located in a building owned by St Mary’s Basilica, the clinic moved out following a long battle with the church over the space it utilized.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A 20-year-old man is accused of stealing a firearm from a gun shop in Wilmington. According to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), detectives from the Gun Crimes Unit (GCU) were made aware of a larceny that took place at Tiller and Lanier Guns. When detectives arrived...