Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, NC — Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and five members of the city council plan to travel to Washington, DC later this month to attend a national conference for local government leaders. According to a news release, the group will attend the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A local chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has been awarded a national historic marker as part of the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The Stamp Defiance Chapter will dedicate the America 250 Patriot Marker during a public ceremony Friday, March...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A New Hanover County jury has found a Wilmington man guilty of trafficking opioids following a three-day trial. 38-year-old Rashad Jemel Jacobs was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years in prison. The conviction stems from a New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office investigation that began...

North Carolina's top politician stopped in Wilmington Thursday, March 5, to reiterate his commitment to expanding and improving water and sewer infrastructure and continue his fight to bring clean water to all of the state's residents. Joined by other state and local officials, Gov. Josh Stein announced that the...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Police Department is asking the community for help finding spaces where its K-9 teams can train. In a message shared with the public, police said they are looking for vacant or unused buildings that could be used for search and detection training for the department’s K-9 units.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – A film crew on the Cape Fear River is transforming a downtown Wilmington boat dock into what will look like Lower Manhattan for a new short film. “On that day September 11, there was an extraordinary event that happened, it was one of the darkest days of American history,” said Dale Fabrigar.

FORT FISHER, N.C. (WWAY) — Ray the otter is celebrating a milestone birthday! On March 7, he turns seven—making it his “golden birthday.” Ray is an Asian small-clawed otter and one of the beloved ambassadors at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF). With a fondness for krill, smelt, and shrimp, Ray will enjoy a...

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Bolivia fire crews responded to a vehicle rollover in the area of Galloway Road and Highway 17 on Thursday evening, according to the Bolivia Fire Department. Crews arrived to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone collision that resulted in one vehicle rolling over with moderate...

A New Hanover County school board candidate is dropping out of the race after calls for him to withdraw.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County Schools is alerting the community to a recent phishing incident involving staff email accounts. PCS stated that the incident involved three staff email accounts that sent phishing emails to contacts both inside and outside the local community. The email accounts used were...