Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As Labor Day weekend approaches and people finalize their holiday plans, North Carolina’s Governor’s Highway Safety Program has launched its “Booze It and Lose It Campaign,” which will run through Sept. 7. According to the National Safety Council, they estimate that more...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Emergency crews responded to an accident involving an overturned cement truck and train on Monday morning. According to the Wilmington Fire Department (WFD), the accident happened near the State Ports North Gate before 8 a.m. on Aug. 25. WFD says that crews worked quickly to remove...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s now been over two years since Charlene Zorn lost her stepson, Solomon Wynn. Since, Zorn has committed herself to honoring her stepson. She’s pushed for state legislators to pass “Solly’s Law” – or House Bill 430 – which would raise the minimum purchasing age for tobacco in North...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Investigators in Brunswick County are asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a shooting that happened on Aug. 25. According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the incident happened at the base of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge as it enters Brunswick County...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WBTV) - An investigation was underway after two people were found dead at a beach house in North Carolina this past weekend. Officials said Oak Island police were called to the house on Northeast 31st Street shortly before noon on Saturday, Aug. 23. When police got to...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Kim Ratcliff has greeted viewers and listeners for many years as the co-anchor of WECT’s Carolina in the Morning and WECT News at Midday newscasts. Kim is going to be off the air for the next few weeks, though, as she deals with a health issue.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The first day of school for Pender County on Monday brought the first day of a new three-tiered bell schedule. The new schedule, a product of a nationwide bus driver shortage affecting the district, altered pick-up and start times for schools in the eastern part of the county. Topsail...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Earlier this month, The American Heart Association established new guidelines for high blood pressure—also referred to as hypertension. The new guidelines lower the threshold for stage one hypertension to 130/80 and provides new lifestyle recommendations. One of the biggest changes is lowering...

A massive hammerhead shark was discovered at a North Carolina island around at the northern end of Carolina Beach near the Clamshell access.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Renovations at New Hanover High School are now complete, just in time for the first day of class. New Hanover High School is the oldest high school in Wilmington. The over-century-old school has just wrapped up a nearly $8 million renovation project that took place last school year and...