Greenfield Lake boathouse to reopen
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Greenfield Lake boathouse is set to reopen after being closed for nearly a month. According to the Cape Fear River Watch, the boathouse was closed on Aug. 18 because its only staff member had to attend to important matters during that time. City officials announced...
Wilmington Police investigating shooting on Oleander Drive involving motorcyclist
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) is investigating a shooting that happened on Sunday night. According to WPD, officers responded to a call for shots being fired at a motocyclist on the 5400 block of Oleander Drive at around 8 p.m. on Sept. 14. WPD reports that...
Your First Alert Forecast for Sat. evening Sep. 13, 2025
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UNCW’s theatre department puts an all female twist on a Shakespeare play
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Shakespeare play “Measure for Measure” is known for its all-male cast of characters. UNCW’s theatre department is putting their own twist on the 17th century play. “…it’s a completely all women cast of ‘Measure for Measure’ that we are playing women...
Recess at the Lake fitness & wellness event gives back to the community
‘His memories live on’: Major General Joseph McNeil laid to rest in Wilmington. Neighbors said their farewells to Major General Joseph McNeil as he was laid to rest on Saturday. Updated: Sep. 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM UTC. “This work is necessary to strengthen the electric grid and help...
Our Coast: On the James Adams Floating Theatre in 1940
Editor’s note: The following is from historian David Cecelski’s “Working Lives: Photographs from Eastern North Carolina, 1937 to 1947.” He introduced the nearly 20-part photo-essay series in early August, explaining at the time that the images he selected from the North Carolina Department of Conservation and...
GALLERY: Remembering Hurricane Florence
(WPDE) — Sunday marks the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Florence making Landfall in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on Sept. 14, 2018. Over the next few days after landfall, the storm produced excessive rainfall, causing record-breaking flooding across eastern North Carolina and a portion of northeastern South...
Today marks seven years since Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas
Seven years ago today, the infamous Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach, NC, beginning it's agonizingly slow assault of heavy rain that led to catastrophic flooding in parts of the Carolinas. The storm, originally threatening to strike as a major hurricane, weakened to a Category 1 before it's...
North Carolina Weather Alert: Coastal Flood Advisory in Wilmington Through Sunday Evening
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coastal North Carolina residents should prepare for flooding risks and unsettled weather through Sunday evening as a Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect. Rising Tides and Storm Threats. The National Weather Service in Wilmington warns that northeasterly winds up to 20 mph will strengthen...
Public hearing to be held on extending Carolina Bays Parkway in NC
He was charged with soliciting a child by computer and indecent liberties with a child. Wilmington crews respond to gas leak at New Hanover Center. A WFD spokesperson said crews evacuated several businesses at around 3:30 p.m. NCWorks to host hiring event with Carolina Staffing Solutions. Updated: 19 hours ago.
