Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Close to 100 people gathered downtown Thursday night for a vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, a woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Attendees at the Wilmington vigil said they felt called to speak out against what...

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - The city honored five police officers who responded to a deadly mass shooting at American Fish Company in Southport last September. Nigel Edge is accused of opening fire from a boat on patrons at the riverside bar. The shooting left three people dead and injured six others.

A man is being treated for severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Wilmington. The incident happened on the 1800 block of Market Street on Jan. 7 around 6:50 p.m., according to a news release from the Wilmington Police Department. The man was in the roadway when he was struck, according to the release....

If you've kept up with Pender County news lately, then you know a lot of development is happening. And even if you haven't kept up, it isn't hard to come to that conclusion. Take a drive through Pender County and you'll see new construction sites popping up everywhere. The way 2026 is shaping up, it won't be much...

WPD officials said the driver, 53-year-old David Clarida of Wilmington, tried to run before the officers arrived.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington City Council voted unanimously to oppose the Independence Boulevard extension, a proposed state project that has been under discussion for more than 50 years to improve north-to-south connectivity. Councilmember David Joyner said the options presented by the North Carolina...

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says multiple reports from residents of the SeaBrooke community in Leland lead to a man being arrested on drug charges. On January 7, 2026, Brunswick County Vice & Narcotics Agents arrested 34-year-old Norman Dixon without incident for felony warrants....

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Avelo Airlines is closing its base at Wilmington International Airport and cutting service from ILM to 11 destinations. Right after Christmas, with great fanfare, Avelo and ILM’s first international flight left the Wilmington airport for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The airline seemed to...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - One person was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday night, according to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD). According to a WPD spokesperson, the pedestrian was in the roadway at the 1800 block of Market Street when they were struck by the vehicle on Jan. 7.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -Power has been restored for nearly 419 Duke Energy customers in downtown Wilmington. According to the Duke Energy outage map, the outage was reported around 8:13 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, in the area of N. 3rd St. and Walnut, between N. Front St. and N. 7th.