Wilmington NC

Brunswick County, NC (WWAY) — According to Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, NC 133 at Sunny Point is currently closed down due to a traffic crash and diesel fuel spill. Deputies and emergency crews are on the scene, and the roadway will remain closed until further notice while cleanup and investigations are underway.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Region could potentially see a winter wonderland this weekend. Another year of the Cape Fear region preparing for a winter wonderland, one that had residents sledding down the sand dunes of Wrightsville Beach last year. In addition to sledding this weekend,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wilmington, North Carolina – Another round of unusually cold weather is setting the stage for a significant winter storm across southeast North Carolina this weekend, prompting a Winter Storm Warning as...

Driving a car is something that many of us do every single day. We do it so much, in fact, that sometimes it can be easy to forget how potentially dangerous operating a vehicle can be. Whether its weather, road conditions or other drivers, there are a lot of factors that can cause mistakes -- mistakes that can be...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Fire Department (WFD) responded to a fire inside a parking deck in downtown Wilmington on Wednesday. WFD officials said the call came in around 1 p.m. on Jan. 28, after reports of smoke in the parking garage. WFD confirmed a non-electric Honda Accord caught...

Police said the incident involved his 16-year-old step-granddaughter and her 15-year-old friend.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The David Foster & Katharine McPhee concert scheduled for next month has been canceled, according to event organizers with the Wilson Center. The duo was set to appear at the Wilson Center on Wednesday, Feb. 11. “We’re deeply sorry to share that, on the advice of...

A New Hanover County grand jury has indicted former Surry County Board of Elections Chairman James “Jimmy” Yokeley Jr. on new charges related to an August incident in which he allegedly placed pills in drinks purchased for two teenage girls at a Wilmington Dairy Queen. The Jan. 20 indictment includes two counts of...

Snow removal crews and equipment are being prepared at ILM as the airport readies for the approaching storm.

The seven-day forecast for the Wilmington area shows lows in the teens and 20s, with wind chill taking it down to single-digits on the coldest nights this weekend. And for those without access to shelter and heat, that can be deadly, according to Sally Learned, the executive director of the Brunswick Partnership for...