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CURRIE, N.C. (WECT) - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Pender County on Tuesday. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), the crash happened on March 17 at around 9 p.m. on Blueberry Road near Borough Road in Currie. NCSHP said a Dodge Caravan was...

Thirty years ago, it seemed like the end of the road for a Wilmington-shot network TV series that combined elements of drama, horror and the paranormal. But while "American Gothic" aired its final episode July 11, 1996 — it was cancelled less than a year after premiering Sept. 22, 1995, on CBS — the show's journey...

LELAND, N.C. — Some residents in Brunswick County say leaders aren’t doing enough to get them safe water in what one international nonprofit group is calling a human rights “crisis.”. Some communities in Brunswick County still rely on well water despite the county’s rapid growth in recent...

A Brunswick County board has made the final decision on one of two previously denied planned developments slated to bring thousands of residents, and some commercial space , to northern Brunswick. The Brunswick County Planning Board on March 9 held public hearings and votes on the proposed 1,340 residential unit...

After closing on 25 acres off Greenville Loop Road, Wilmington leaders are planning a public engagement process that would help determine what the property, slated for a future park, could look like. According to deeds recorded on Monday, the city of Wilmington purchased four tracts at 6325, 6335, 6341 and...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Topsail High School experienced two separate restroom sewage backups in the span of two weeks, prompting a response from Pender County Environmental Health and concerns from students and parents. School leaders said the first backup occurred last week and a second happened on Tuesday,...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As our temperatures dip into the 30s, we have a peek into how Wilmington is showing its resiliency in the face of extreme weather. The city of Wilmington held a public information session as part of the North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities program. The program...

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is asking residents for help after three vehicle break-ins were reported Tuesday night in the area of Northwest Drive.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County leaders are proposing new response time standards for all county fire departments, requiring crews to arrive on scene within 14 minutes on 80 percent of their calls. County Manager Steve Stone presented the first draft of an updated fire agreement in January. He...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Goldsboro man pleaded guilty last Thursday to multiple drug trafficking charges and was sentenced to a minimum of 225 months in prison. Austin Charles Williams entered guilty pleas on March 12 to trafficking in opium or heroin by possession, trafficking in opioids by transportation,...