Wilmington NC

CAPE FEAR REGION, N.C. (WECT) - Public services and transportation across the Cape Fear region will suspend operations this weekend as a winter storm approaches the area. Additional public service closures and schedule changes are expected as other agencies in the Cape Fear region assess weather conditions and safety...

Not only are roads a concern during this winter storm, but even being outside for longer than a few minutes could have consequences.

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Leland Police Department has closed a roadway due to the winter weather. The department has closed Old Fayetteville Road between Basin and Skipper streets near the Highway 74 overpass. The department reported observing many vehicles losing control and crashing in the area during severe...

Brunswick County, NC (WWAY) — Part of Highway 133 was shut down due to an overturned oil tanker on Friday, January 30th, after the tanker reached high speeds and overturned due to its weight. In a Facebook post, The Wilmington Fire Department said the tanker took significant damage from...

WECT’s meteorologist Ella Tansey was live at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, to talk temperatures, dangerous wind chill values and snow.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH (WWAY) — WWAY was at the Oceanic Pier during high tide as waves were crashing ashore and snow flurries fell across the Wilmington area. Winds were blowing out of the north-northeast at approximately 21 mph, and snow had completely covered the sand along the beach. About an...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — In a social media post, the Warming Shelter ILM is working to help local elementary schools collect kids clothing. Two elementary schools are in need of kid’s coast and cold-weather gear in kid’s sizes 5-18. If you are looking to donate hats, gloves,...

CAPE FEAR REGION, N.C. (WECT) - NCWorks Career Centers will partner with Novant Health to host three hiring events in February, giving job seekers access to employment opportunities at the health system’s regional medical facilities. The events will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across Brunswick, Pender and...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Board of Education is working on its next budget, and on Wednesday evening, it asked for input from both parents and staff. The board held a budget town hall to allow staff an opportunity to share how the district is doing and to get feedback from parents.

More than 34,000 gallons of untreated wastewater is believed to have been discharged from a damaged sewer line tap in Calabash on Wednesday. The overflow was discovered shortly after 1 p.m. near 101 South Middleton Drive NW, according to a Brunswick County release. Brunswick County Public Utilities staff determined...