Wilmington NC

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A vehicle rollover is impacting traffic in Brunswick County on Thursday. According to the Supply Fire Department (SPD), the rollover happened on Camp Branch and Egypt Road. SPD said the road is currently shut down. WECT has reached out to law enforcement for more details.

PENDER COUNTY (WWAY) — The State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to WWAY-TV3 News that it is looking into a possible violation involving the transfer of county-owned property in Pender County. The investigation centers on playground equipment removed from Kiwanis Park in Hampstead and relocated to the Eagles Watch...

HOLLY RIDGE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Holly Ridge community got to ask questions directly the developer looking to be voluntarily annexed into the town Wednesday night. The public information session comes nearly a week before the Town Council will decide whether or not to annex close to 1,500 acres into Holly Ridge,...

A documentary about one of the worst natural disasters in North Carolina history will premiere on a Wilmington television station and its affiliates. "Air Angels: Flight Helene," which filmed in the Wilmington area in 2025 and features Wilmington residents, premieres 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, on WWAY (ABC). The...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Former Governor Roy Cooper campaigned in Brunswick County on Wednesday, stopping by the county Democratic headquarters for a meet and greet as part of his U.S. Senate bid. Cooper said one of his biggest goals is lowering the cost of living for North Carolina families....

A second Wawa convenience and gas station could be coming to Wilmington. A conditional zoning map amendment application is pending before the Wilmington Planning Commission for property at 524 College Road. The 1.76-acre property is the former site of Furniture Fair. Boomtown Advisors, LLC is listed as the property...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A newly opened Black-owned restaurant is drawing crowds in downtown Wilmington, led by a chef familiar to the port city’s culinary scene. Keith Rhodes, who owned the award-winning Catch restaurant for years, has opened Voyce, combining his culinary background with his vision for the future.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– Locals gathered in Downtown Wilmington to honor the life of James Van Der Beek. Locals left a makeshift memorial between Market Street and Water Street, leaving flowers, a candle, and a photo of Van Der Beek. Dale Williams, a producer on the show “Dawson’s Creek”, says...

Measles is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract that causes a fever, cough, and distinctive rash. There can also be white spots that develop inside an individual's mouth. It can be deadly, with a mortality rate of about one to three per 1,000, typically from unvaccinated patients developing spinal...

Soph’s Beach House is a local brand built on fragrance, slow living and feeling at home on the coast. Some brands are born from a business plan. Soph’s Beach House started as something much more personal: a Wilmington creative who missed making things with her hands. Sophia Wentz...