Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Great to see you this Friday! Summer officially arrives with the solstice at 10:42 PM but the the seasonal feels are already here. Look for temperatures to regularly ping middle and upper 80s to lower 90s for Friday afternoon, and the weekend. Daily rain chances will...

More than 20 locals gathered Thursday evening at a community meeting to discuss a potential conditional rezoning for 2929 Market St., currently the location of the Azalea Inn & Suites. If developers succeed in getting a zoning that allows multifamily development, "affordable" apartments could replace the motel, which...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Thousands of people are expected to show up for the 22nd Annual Blueberry Festival in Burgaw this weekend. The festival will take place on and around Burgaw’s historic courthouse square, located at 100 S Wright Street. The kickoff concert begins Friday at 7 p.m....

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A driver has been cited for a crash that happened at a busy Wilmington intersection that left a motorcyclist in critical condition. The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) told WECT the driver was cited for an unsafe movement violation. The crash happened on South 17th Street and...

A missing persons investigation that began in Brunswick County, N.C., has taken a grim turn with the arrest of a man in connection to the discovery of dismembered human remains in nearby Florence County, S.C. Authorities have charged 56-year-old Charles Edward Antwine Jr. with desecration of human remains, but said...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Rochelle Whiteside says Pender County is in her “blood and bones.”. “It’s a very sweet place that my family’s been in since before the Revolutionary War,” Whiteside said. Her father built a beachside cottage in Topsail Beach back in 1951. Whiteside...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A man is facing charges after allegedly hitting pedestrians in downtown Wilmington on Thursday night. According to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), 44-year-old Thomas Clay Robinson Jr. of Chapel Hill was traveling north on Nutt Street at around 11 p.m. on June 19 when he failed to...

New Hanover County is purchasing a home near New Hanover High School following requests from a local advocacy group. The New Hanover Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of 21 South 13 th St. at a regular meeting on June 16. The county will enter a contract to purchase the property at the negotiated price of...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center plans to move into a larger facility and install Wilmington’s first MRI for pets. The hospital, currently located on Greenville Avenue, operates out of a 16,000-square-foot space with three operating rooms. The new facility on New Centre Drive will...

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) –A Carolina Beach grocery store that dates back to 1940 has reopened under new ownership and a new name. The store, formerly Sea Merchants, is now operating as Carolina Beach Market and Deli. Located on Cape Fear Boulevard, it has seen multiple owners over the years. New co-owners Cassandra...