Pedestrian dead after crash on College Road
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A pedestrian is dead after a traffic accident in Wilmington on Monday morning. According to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), the crash happened in the 300 block of S. College Road at around 6:52 a.m. on Jan. 26. WPD said officers found a man lying in...
Castle Hayne resident hopes to get justice after losing her leg
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY)– “If you make a wrong move, you are going to end up on the ground, and I have been on the ground many times”. That is Tracy Turner, a retired police officer, who is talking about how it is wearing a prosthetic leg after being hit by a truck that made her lose her left leg.
First Alert Forecast: bitter cold to follow additional shot of rain
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington Airport officially recorded a light glaze of twelve hundredths of an inch of freezing rain early Sunday. Your First Alert Forecast for Sunday night offers a few more tenths of an inch of plain rain - no ice - and possibly a rumble of thunder. Monday remains a First Alert Weather...
NC lawmakers wrestle with unfunded mandates, US cuts
NC lawmakers wrestle with unfunded mandates, US cuts. North Carolina lawmakers are navigating rising service costs and the possibility of losing federal funding for SNAP if counties fail to miss new federal requirements. North Carolina could face hundreds of millions of dollars in new costs — or risk losing the...
After 155 years, Black Episcopal church continues to serve Wilmington community
WILMINGTON, N.C. - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, established in 1869 at 600 Grace St. in Wilmington, is the oldest African American Episcopal Church in...
WPD: Woman charged in pair of attempted armed robberies
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A woman has been charged in a pair of attempted armed robberies, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Wendi Leigh...
Special Olympics Polar Plunge raises more than $100k in Kure Beach
KURE BEACH, NC (WWAY) - It may still be a bit too cold to swim in the ocean this time of year, but hundreds...
NC Azalea Festival holds Seahawk Sun Run 5k for UNCW Homecoming
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) - The North Carolina Azalea Festival collaborated with UNCW to host the Seahawk Sun Run in Long Leaf Park on Sunday...
1 dead, 3 juveniles and 2 adults hurt in Interstate 40 West crash in...
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — One person is dead and several juveniles are among the injured as the result of a crash on...
WWAY hosts Wilmington Wedding Expo
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) - WWAY held its Wilmington Wedding Expo on Sunday. The event was held at Hi-Wire Brewery and gave soon-to-be wedded couples...

















