Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — ‘No Spend September’ is a social media trend that challenges people to cut non-essential spending for the whole month. We went to UNCW Friday to see if students are familiar and hear from an associate professor of economics for his take. Social media...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been nearly seven years since Hurricane Florence made landfall in Southeastern North Carolina, and volunteers with UNCW’s “Wings Up for Wilmington” gave back to celebrate unity following the devastation. On Friday and Saturday, over 300 students, faculty and staff will volunteer...

Dear EarthTalk: What’s the connection between global warming and increased eye problems for humans?. When most people think of global warming, they picture melting glaciers, intense heat waves, or rising seas. What is less widely recognized is the growing impact of climate change on human eye health. Rising global...

I have one more story from summer. One more story before I flood you with demands to decorate for Halloween, like, two weeks ago. My family regularly vacations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. I’ve visited one particular island since I was born. More recently, I’ve spent time in Wilmington for my daughter’s camp.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A scheduled power outage will affect some Four County Electric Membership Corporation customers in Pender County on Sunday. According to the county, the planned outage will take place on Sept. 14 from midnight to 3 a.m. in Maple Hill and Rocky Point. “This work is...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The family of a man who died in police custody in June, is speaking out. [Previous story: Man passes away after Wilmington PD searches home for drugs]. They say law enforcement hasn’t been transparent about what happened or how he died. On June 5, Wilmington...

After launching in The Cotton Exchange in downtown Wilmington in 2022 , Momentum Distillery has been making new moves. Hunter and Misti Ford originally focused on vodka and their signature bottles shaped like the state of North Carolina. “The Cotton Exchange was the perfect place to restart the brand in 2022,” Hunter...

A memorial service was held in Greensboro on Thursday afternoon for Wilmington native and civil rights icon Major General Joseph Alfred McNeil. The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumnus was one of the four Black freshmen who staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in...

On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and blue jeans — stood on a grassy hill in New Hanover County. White clouds drifted across a bright blue sky above a lush landscape. With water and forest in the distance, the pastoral scene could have been a county park or a quiet stretch...

LELAND — St. Pauls running back Yoshua McBryde singlehandedly outscored North Brunswick on Friday — and the Bulldogs needed every