Wilmington NC

Pickleball tournament and fundraiser for Alzheimer’s awareness coming to Leland. Town of Wrightsville Beach takes precautions ahead of flood threat. Wrightsville Beach is expecting 2 to 4 inches of rain, high tides and wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour.

New life could be coming to a vacant downtown Wilmington lot that, for years, housed a movie theater and, later, several live music venues. Joseph Hou, the long-time owner of 208 Market St., is proposing a three-story, mixed-use development for the site, which will include 14 two-bedroom apartments and approximately...

Councilmember Luke Waddell reintroduced the ordinance, which bans sleeping, setting up tents and cooking equipment on city-owned property at night, this year, after a vote on it was tabled in 2023. “What I'm proposing tonight, It's a reasonable, common sense ordinance that says our parks, sidewalks and storefronts...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - After recent tragedies across North Carolina were linked to mental health issues, Governor Josh Stein says public safety reform is coming. “Our hearts ache for the families of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, and the three victims who died in Southport,” Stein says. Last week, he...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. — King tides are putting sea turtle nests in jeopardy along North Carolina’s coast. “Our sea turtles are on the endangered species list,” Suzan Bell, a volunteer for the Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection Program, said. “A nest can still be viable with tide wash overs. If the water can wash up and flow...

Health services will offer the vaccine to individuals aged six months and older, and a high-dose vaccine to those aged 65 years and older. North Topsail Beach law enforcement is searching for a missing 17-year-old after he was last seen struggling in the water. Man found guilty of triple murder...

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — A driver has been charged after crashing into a utility pole in Oak Island and allegedly driving away very early on Thursday, October 9. Town officials discovered the damaged utility pole around 7:30 a.m. The pole is located on East Oak Island Drive and County Club Drive.

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Crews are starting to mobilize on beaches in Carolina Beach for the town’s Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) dredging project. Norfolk Dredging, hired by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the project, will begin mobilization at Freeman Park. Officials will hold a...

CAPE FEAR, NC (WWAY) — Due to inclement weather, events across the Cape Fear are being rescheduled or canceled. The 29th annual Art in the Arboretum has been rescheduled for October 17-19. For more information, visit ArtInTheArboretum.org. Movie in the Park in Wrightsville Beach that was scheduled for tonight...

WILMINGTON, NC — The annual Toys for Tots drive has officially started across the Cape Fear, with local volunteers placing donation boxes and urging residents to give now so gifts can be sorted and distributed before the holidays. “We promote it on social media and we have boxes with...