Wilmington NC

Over 1,400 homes are being proposed in a new development in northern Brunswick County and residents are strongly pushing back. On July 23, a community meeting was held for a proposed residential development placing 1,450 single family homes between Town Creek Road and Green Hill Road in Winnabow. Around 100 neighbors...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Wilmington man has been arrested for exposing himself in the presence of a minor. According to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), officers responded to a call involving a man exposing himself at the Wingate Inn on Market Street on July 23. WPD says when officers...

One of Wilmington’s original craft cocktail bars -- described as home to spirits and secrets -- is still serving of-the-moment drinks in a relaxed speakeasy setting. Now, though, the secret is out. On July 30, USA TODAY named The Blind Elephant -- a staple in downtown Wilmington for the past 11 years -- one of the 29...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - “When one chapter ends……”. Moving day for the downtown branch of the New Hanover County Public Library is fast approaching. It’s closing on Sunday, August 3rd at 5 p.m., to prepare for its big move to Project Grace. “I’ve walked this walk...

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WMBF) – A suspect charged in the death and dismemberment of a missing woman is now back in North Carolina. Charles Antwine Jr. was transferred from the Florence County Detention Center on Tuesday and booked into the Brunswick County Detention Center, where he was formally charged in Christie...

PENDER CO., N.C. (WECT) - We’ve all probably dealt with loud neighbors, but complaints in Pender County about noise at a motocross track have led to a new county ordinance. Some people are upset that it breaks their rights as property owners. “I grew up in the cornfields of...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - One person is dead and a portion of a road is closed after a multi-vehicle accident in Oak Island. Town of Oak Island officials said that safety responders were dispatched to E Oak Island Drive and NE 27th Street on July 30. Oak Island police...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wednesday marks 19 years since a Wilmington woman went missing and was found dead nearly two years later. Her family is still searching for justice. Although Allison Jackson Foy went missing in Wilmington in 2006, her body wasn’t found until 2008 in a ditch off Carolina Beach Road.

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — A Brunswick County man has been sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and related charges stemming from a 2024 shooting in Southport, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Malaki Smith pleased guilty Monday to attempted...

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A group of neighbors in Carolina Beach say they’re devastated after a family of foxes that was living in the area was euthanized. It happened at the Waterfronte Villas and Yacht Club. Neighbors say after a complaint was filed, the HOA notified North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission...