Wilmington NC

A Holly Ridge man was arrested Feb. 12 and is facing multiple charges involving a child and controlled substances, according to the Holly Ridge Police Department. Police said Benjamin Troy Martin was taken into custody and charged with indecent liberties with a child, exposing a child to controlled substances,...

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - Police are searching for a 30-year-old woman who was last seen in Boiling Spring Lakes. According to the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department, Ann Elizabeth Newton was last seen on Monday, Feb. 16, at 3:15 p.m. in the 1100 block of Beaufort Road. She...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A woman is still hoping to identify the man who tried to kidnap her nearly a year ago while she worked as an overnight clerk at a Scotchman store on Carolina Beach Road. Kinsey Jones said the attack happened around 3 a.m. when a man entered...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Town leaders are considering a social district that would allow people to buy drinks and carry them through the central business district and boardwalk. The proposal comes as businesses like the Silver Dollar see seasonal changes in customer traffic. The popular Pleasure Island establishment...

The unthinkable is happening. Sheetz is trying to build in DELCO. The western front has officially fallen, and now they’re marching straight into the epicenter of Wawa-land. Sheetz has plans on building a new location at Route 1 and 202 in DELCO, a mere five miles from Wawa HQ. It’s a stone’s throw from the...

During the Tuesday meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a resolution that opposed the expansion of the Chemours Fayetteville Works Facility.

According to Pender Emergency Management, crews are on the scene and working on the leak at this time.

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Commissioners had a full agenda for their meeting on Tuesday night, including an update showing the financial impact of their decision to stop advertising with a local newspaper. Last year, the commissioners voted to move advertising from the Pender Topsail Post and Voice...

OAK ISLAND — Another beachside town has joined the joint regional statement, proposed by Southport and championed by alderman Karen Mosteller, calling for more mitigation efforts in the Wilmington Harbor 403 Dredging Project. The agenda item was brought forward by Mayor Chris Brown at the town council meeting on...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A third-year middle school science teacher has been named Rookie Teacher of the Year for New Hanover County Schools (NHCS). Jonathan Fariss, a 6th-grade science teacher at Murray Middle School, received the recognition at the annual celebration held by the Wilmington Rotary Club and...