Wilmington NC

Local governments and environmental advocates are asking the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to establish a preliminary health goal for 1,4 dioxane in drinking water. Similar to PFAS, 1,4 dioxane is a toxic, man-made chemical that can cause cancer over a lifetime of exposure. "This specific...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been five years since Novant Health purchased New Hanover Regional Medical Center for nearly $2 billion, and critics say the deal is hurting the community. The Five Star Project, a nonprofit founded last year with the goal of improving health care in the Wilmington...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Halloween is less than 60 days away and some have already started to get into the spirit by decorating their homes and others think it is too early. The seasonal retailer, Spirit Halloween opened their doors on College Road in Wilmington in mid-August. People have...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Brunswick County is considering changes to its fire tax code. As the funding system stands now, residents pay a fire fee based on the heated square footage of their property, plus its surrounding acreage. That money is distributed to 22 fire departments across the...

A Brunswick town dubbed the "Seafood Capital of the World" was named among top places to move in 2025, according to moveBuddha, a moving and storage service in Athens, Georgia. Calabash was one of the popular cities to move to in 2025 according to writer Ryan Carrigan. In the early 1700s, the site that is now...

BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - A Camp Lejeune man was arrested and charged after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through two counties on Monday. According to the NC State Highway Patrol (SHP), a patrol car attempted to stop a Chevrolet Corvette for speeding on NC-53 in Pender County near Burgaw at 2:59 p.m. The...

Man charged after high-speed chase in Pender and New Hanover counties. When they reached US-421, NCSHP states Ceballos lost control of his car and hit an NCSHP vehicle. Clear the Shelters: Adoption numbers for 2025 campaign. Updated: 3 hours ago. Across the county, more than 80,000 pets have been adopted...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been one month since a plane crashed into the ocean in Oak Island near the pier, and new GoPro footage from the pilot, Mark Finkelstein, shows what happened. [Previous story: Plane crashes near Oak Island Pier]. In the video, you can see the...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County had a record-breaking year in 2024 for visitor spending, bringing in over $1 billion in revenue generated by tourism. The Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) reports this is the third consecutive year of topping over a billion dollars.

Wilmington, NC – The summer of 2025 brought a mix of extremes across the Carolinas, with June and July ranking among the warmest on record before a cooler-than-usual August settled in. According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, average summer temperatures across Wilmington, Florence, Lumberton, and...