Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) gave back to the community with the annual ‘Santa Cop’ event on Friday, Dec. 19. WPD officers paired up with local children and gave them a gift card for a one-time shopping spree at the Walmart on Sigmon Road.

Wilmington Housing Authority houses tenants making 30% of the area median income or less. For a single person, that’s $22,750 a year or less. And typically, a family living at Creekwood or Houston Moore pays exactly 30% of their total income for rent. But next year, more than 500...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Indochine announced in a Facebook post that its owner and founder died. According to the post, the restaurant’s owner, Solange “Niki” Thompson, died Thursday, Dec. 18, surrounded by family at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center. Thompson and her husband moved to Wilmington in...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — The Cape Crooners pass hall to hall around Trinity Grove nursing home to spread a little bit of Christmas cheer to the resident seniors. Jim Bader is the tenor for the quartet. “I like seeing the reactions on the seniors and so I like...

It’s been said before that homelessness is a housing problem, and there’s no bigger proof than the hundreds of thousands of Americans estimated to be homeless, but uncounted by the federal government. These are often people you’d never assume are homeless. They don’t fit the stereotypes, after all:...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — Good Shepherd Center in Wilmington hosted a toy drive for children and families in need in hopes of spreading the Christmas spirit. Dozens of cars lined up at Good Shepherd Center Wednesday in order to have their trunks filled with Christmas cheer for their children and families.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Before families hit the road for holiday travel, the Wilmington Fire Department is encouraging parents to make sure their tiniest travelers are riding safely. WFD and New Hanover County Fire Rescue hosted a free holiday car seat check on Thursday at the Burlington store parking...

NAVASSA, NC (WWAY) — The town of Navassa swore in its new mayor Thursday night, and she’s the first woman to lead the town in this role. Navassa town hall was packed as Rose Terry was sworn in as the town’s first female mayor and its third mayor in the town’s history.

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Leland Police Department (LPD) is searching for three suspects who allegedly stole nearly $500 from a local grocery store. According to LPD, the incident happened at the Piggly Wiggly on 112 Village Road on Dec. 16. The suspects allegedly took $476 “by false pretenses,” LPD...

Before the accident, two men were fishing in two single-creek boats on the north side of Highway 74/76, NCWRC said.