Wilmington NC

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...

Be on the lookout. Contender the great white shark has been pinged again in the Atlantic , about 45 miles southeast of Cape Fear, near Wilmington, North Carolina, on Feb. 8, according to OCEARCH. Massive great white shark detected by researchers off Mississippi coast in rare Gulf migration Weighing in at almost 1,700...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly 60 years after a grenade fragment lodged near the nerves in his arm during combat in Vietnam, Robert Cloninger has been selected to represent North Carolina in the Purple Heart Patriot Project. Cloninger, who enlisted in the Marines in 1967 at 20 years old,...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A judge denied a motion to dismiss charges against Pender County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Craver filed motions on Jan. 23 seeking dismissal of charges and raising concerns about a State Bureau of Investigation agent involved in her case. Motion...

In late January, the City of Wilmington fired the two top employees leading and overseeing the Recycling and Trash Services Division, following an investigation. In early February, the city confirmed that Public Services Director Dave Mayes and Superintendent of Recycling and Trash Rick Porter were no longer with the...

WILMINGTON,NC (WWAY-TV) – A Wilmington dispensary is putting a unique twist on Valentine’s Day with THC-infused treats and sweet surprises. Sugar Buzzed is in the city’s South Front District on 2nd Street. For the holiday, the store is offering chocolate roses, THC-infused faux prosecco and THC-infused candies along...

Ocean Isle Beach hopes to pump tens of thousands of cubic yards of sand onto the beach at the easternmost tip of the island by this spring as an erosion stopgap. The Brunswick County town has asked the Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District for authorization to have up to 70,000 cubic yards of sand placed east...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — If you live in Pender County, you may be facing major changes to your taxes this year. For the first time in 7 years, the county will be going through a property reappraisal. Like what New Hanover County did last year, the values of properties...

Sometimes you stumble upon a place that feels like vacation wrapped up in palm trees and good food. That happened to me on a warm afternoon when I needed an escape from everyday life. I had heard whispers about this spot from locals who swore it was the heart of...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY (WWAY) — The Brunswick County Sheriffs Office is seeking the public’s help in the search for 16-year-old Madison Ann Riggins. She was last seen leaving West Brunswick High School on foot, and was wearing light-colored clothing and jeans. There are reports she may have been picked...