Wilmington NC

UW - 5, UNCW - 2 SEATTLE – Washington won their day two consolation group contest today, 5-2, with a hard-fought meeting with the Seahawks of UNC-Wilmington. The Dawgs are now 1-1 at the conclusion of ITA Kickoff Weekend and are 3-2 on the year with a week off before their next matchup against the University of...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY)– Fish, Turtles, and Frogs are ready for a splashing move, as the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is in its final days until closing, as it gets ready for renovations. “That is going to be very exciting for the team and the community,”...

New Hanover County has announced adjustments to operations at county facilities this weekend ahead of the winter storm.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is encouraging residents to stay off the roads after receiving reports of icing on several bridges. BCSO says N.C. Department of Transportation crews are actively brining and salting the roads, and as temperatures increase, conditions are...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Sunday: cloudy, patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle slickening some surfaces, temps clawing above freezing for Wilmington and the beaches this morning and far inland areas by the middle to late afternoon. Sunday night: cloudy with widespread rain of a quarter to a half an inch, stray...

Beneath the Spanish moss and beside the quiet waters of the Cape Fear River lies a place frozen in time. Brunswick Town whispers tales of colonial ambition, revolutionary courage, and Civil War defenses that shaped North Carolina’s story. Once a thriving port that rivaled Wilmington, this abandoned settlement now...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - Authorities responded to a fire in Southport Saturday afternoon. According to the Southport Police Department (SPD), police and fire crews were notified of a “fast moving” fire in the 200 block of East 11th Street. SPD said officers found a fire that spread across...

Jake Foito has been a junior firefighter for nearly three years. Originally from Connecticut, he joined his local fire department’s junior program when he was 14 years old. Mostly, the work involves learning about the fire service and preparing to earn your firefighter I certification. “You have to go to calls, help...

New Hanover County’s director of recycling and solid waste wants to more than double the number of years the county landfall has left. Right now, New Hanover County’s landfill has about 30 years before it’s completely full. The problem has been compounded by Hurricane Florence, which wiped out nearly 15 years of...

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) has lifted a boil water advisory for an area in Wilmington on Friday morning.