Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Mainly dry skies should permit 70+ temperatures on the Cape Fear map each afternoon through Sunday. Beware: a strong Sunday night cold frontal passage will jerk highs down to the 50s for Monday and Veterans Day and draw Monday night’s lows deep into the 30s. Will parts of the area get their...

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Emergency crews in Bolivia responded to a vehicle rollover on Tuesday night. According to the Bolivia Fire Department (BFD), crews arrived on the scene and found a vehicle that had hit a utility pole. The driver had left the scene before crews arrived, stated BFD.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -A local church is holding its 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend in November. The Unity Spiritual Center of Wilmington says that a Family Fun Day will kick off the celebration on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will include games, face painting, a puppet show and children’s...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man in New Hanover County has been sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking charges. According to the North Carolina District Attorney (DA), 23-year-old Kymeek Quincy Rodney pled guilty to two counts of Trafficking Opium or Heroin. Rodney was arrested in...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington is currently creating its next master plan to help shape the future of neighborhoods in the downtown area. According to the City of Wilmington, the Greater Downtown Plan includes 18 neighborhoods and will create recommendations and strategies to address growth and...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — A Pender County Sheriff’s Deputy has been accused of domestic violence. A spokesman from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation says the Pender County Sheriff requested assistance from the NC SBI regarding a Pender County Sheriff’s Deputy accused of assaulting his domestic partner.

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Drivers should anticipate delays as a wreck has shut down a section of Highway 17, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.

CASTLE HAYNE, NC (WWAY) — SkyWatch Bird Rescue is looking for game meat donations after a rare intake. On Friday, four nestling barn owls arrived after their nesting site has a predation problem. They were nest on a hunter’s deer stand. After consulting with the rescue, the hunter removed...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Leland man has pleaded guilty to charges involving a fatal overdose in 2022. 42-year-old William McKinley Huckaby pleaded guilty to death by distribution and attempted trafficking in methamphetamine, according to a release from the District Attorney’s Office. James Ray Lewis, 42, died from...