Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Bean, a 4-year-old lab mix from Freedom Bridge Animal Rescue, is looking for her forever home. She is described as a sweet, kind and active dog who is housetrained, crate-trained and does well with cats and other dogs. Bean is up to date on all her...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A road closed due to a downed power line has since reopened in Brunswick County. According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the 1800 block of Maco Road was shut down to traffic due to a power line across the roadway. BCSO asked...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A local restaurant is inviting the community to its colorectal cancer fundraiser this month. Hell’s Kitchen will be hosting its “James Van Der Beek Day event” to raise money for colorectal cancer research and education. Van Der Beek, star of Wilmington-filmed television show...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man has been charged with murder following a fatal shooting over the weekend on Dawson Street. According to the Wilmington Police Department, 46-year-old Marvin Singleton was taken into custody Wednesday. Police say Singleton is charged with first-degree murder, possession of a...

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Dozens of families in Southport have been left scrambling to find alternative before and after school programs, following the news that the city had suspended its own programs back on Wednesday. However, Trinity United Methodist Church is looking to step in and help. After the...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WWAY) — A stop for gas on Wednesday ended with Angelo Collins of Southport running into his house screaming after he won the first $100,000 top prize in a new scratch-off game. “It’s a dream,” Collins said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time too.”...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A plea agreement has been reached in the case of 44-year-old Daniel Summers, who was charged with kidnapping a child in downtown Wilmington in January. Summers appeared in court on Thursday, March 12, and pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Court...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Long time no see my friends and fellow foodies. It’s hard to believe we’re already in the middle of March, and even harder to comprehend this is my first post of 2026. Unfortunately life has a tendency of getting in the way of allowing one to do the things they love, but I can say I always...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Downtown Wilmington will turn green this weekend as the city celebrates the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event, one of the largest in southeastern North Carolina, will step off Saturday at 11 a.m. from Cape Fear Community College. The parade has grown...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina – Dark clouds hang over coastal neighborhoods this morning as gusty winds push across Wilmington and the Cape Fear region. Showers and thunderstorms are already developing along the coast,...