Wilmington NC

NORTH CAROLINA — Two people were arrested Tuesday after a police K9 alerted officers to the presence of narcotics during a traffic stop on Carolina Beach Road, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Officers stopped a vehicle in the 2500 block of Carolina Beach Road around 4:40 p.m. on March 10. A K9 unit was...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) Bomb Squad responded Tuesday to a call after a stinger missile training device was discovered in someone’s yard on Ballast Drive. When the NHCSO Bomb Squad bomb squad arrived at the location, they X-rayed the device and...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium will host “From China to Appalachia,” a cross-cultural musical performance, this April. The show features two-time Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, along with Chinese dulcimer artist Chao Tian. Fink and Marxer have performed together for more than...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington’s March 11 record high of 86, set ten years ago, will be challenged Wednesday... but changes are coming soon. Thursday will have a risk of cold frontal showers and stray storms, especially between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m... which is a bit earlier than previous thinking. Brace for a...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Uptilt Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, bringing film screenings, social events and filmmaker networking to Thalian Hall. Rachel Silberman, a festival organizer, said the event will draw attendees and filmmakers from across the United States and...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) –This week’s Pet Pal is Freddie, an 8-year-old Maine Coon Russian Blue mix. Feline Matchmakers says this sweet boy was in a home with other cats and he simply wasn’t happy. He was so unhappy, that it gave him health issues, most of which have been resolved, but he stayed quarantined to help him...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — Cheerwine has announced the 10 student finalists, including one from Pender County, in the 2026 Cheerwine Festival T-Shirt Contest, spotlighting young creatives from across the Carolinas. Now a signature part of the Festival, the annual competition invites high school students to design...

People will soon have their chance to weigh in on new proposed rules targeting "forever chemicals" in North Carolina’s water. The Environmental Management Commission is launching a public comment period starting March sixteenth focused on monitoring three types of PFAS in wastewater. Three public hearings are...

KK: Ok, Ben, we’ve been hearing about several shootings that took place in downtown Wilmington early Sunday morning. What do we know?. BNS: The first incident we heard about took place at the downtown Wilmington parking deck — that’s right on Market between North Front and 2nd Street. Not long after last call,...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Planning Board approved three new residential developments Monday that will bring more than 5,000 homes to the county, despite opposition from residents who raised concerns about infrastructure, schools, and quality of life. The three approved projects are Cherry...