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CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (WECT) - A Castle Hayne resident has filed a complaint with the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office against the developer of a massive project proposed in New Hanover County. The complaint alleges the company falsely advertises a Better Business Bureau accreditation on its website, when it’s...

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Cooperative Extension is urging residents to stay alert after reports that unsolicited seed packets are once again being mailed to U.S. addresses. Similar incidents were reported nationwide in 2020, when mysterious seed packets believed to have originated from China arrived at...

A proposed annexation could more than double the size of the town of Holly Ridge. A landowner has officially applied to annex roughly 1,500 acres of land spanning Onslow and Pender counties. Tuesday night, the town voted in favor of the annexation, beginning a long process for Holly Ridge. Town...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A man running for Brunswick County Commissioner was found not guilty on a domestic violence charge. Clifton Cheek of Ocean Isle Beach was accused of “grabbing the victim and tackling him to the ground…the defendant was the current parent of the child,” per a warrant.

CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - Police in Ohio said a woman told them she choked on a French fry, causing her to crash into a gas station awning and hit another car. The crash happened after noon Sunday on South Street in Wilmington. A witness told law enforcement he saw a...

The Wilmington Housing Authority is not raising rents at Creekwood after all. Earlier this week, WHA learned from the state that it had vouchers that would stabilize rents — that means the tenants will be able to continue paying 30% of their income, instead of paying a flat rent based on the unit size.

RIEGELWOOD, NC (WWAY) — Columbus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former employee of a Riegelwood-area business following an investigation into embezzlement. On December 30, 2025, the sheriff’s office received a report from the West Fraser Paper Mill suspecting an employee of embezzlement. This came after the...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Multiple roads will be closed during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 19. The parade will start at 11 a.m. on 3rd St. and finish around 2 p.m. The parade’s setup will begin at 7 a.m. Meters located on streets scheduled...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is reminding customers to protect their pipes as temperatures drop below freezing. Temperatures are expected to drop into the lower 20s overnight Thursday into Friday then again overnight Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. To help prevent pipes from bursting,...

Editor's Note: just a note, some sources in this story are only identified by their first names out of consideration for their safety. Community members lit candles and spread them across the marble steps of the Alton Lennon Federal Building as part of the vigil, organized by Siembra NC, a grassroots organization...