Bladen County, NC

Dublin, NC

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Brunswick County, NC

Marion, SC

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two South Carolina men in connection to multiple larcenies that occurred in the south end of the county. According to BSCO, investigators were looking into incidents involving trailers and catalytic converters being stolen since July of 2022....

Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Office charges two SC men with multiple larcenies

Wilmington, NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The trial continues on Wednesday, June 7, for Wilmington-resident Richard Sean Lesink in connection to a fatal hit and run in 2019. Lesink was arrested by N.C. State Highway Patrol on July 27, 2019, for his supposed part in a fatal collision that claimed the life of Sheila Faircloth, who was riding her bike at the time on Carolina Beach Road.

Trial underway for man charged in 2019 fatal hit and run on Carolina Beach Road

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced on Tuesday that it is investigating a shooting that took place on Sunday, June 4. According to police, officers were sent to the 500 block of Plum Nearly Lane at around 1:15 a.m. for a potential shooting. “Upon arrival, officers located...

Man hospitalized after shooting in Wilmington; police investigating

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Assistant Chief David Oyler will retire in August, the Wilmington Police Department announced Wednesday. The WPD also announced that former captain Kelvin Hargrove has been named the next Deputy Chief. “Hargrove has nearly 30 years of experience at the PD and has made significant contributions to...

WPD: Assistant Chief Oyler to retire; Hargrove named Deputy Chief

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington Police Department officers stopped a car in the 2900 block of Market Street on Tuesday, June 6. Police say the car was stopped for suspicion of DWI, and that the driver was arrested on that charge. The WPD says that Akhir As-sabur Dupree Jefferson was...

Police say officers seized 38 grams of crack, 116 bindles of fentanyl during traffic stop

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - At its meeting on Tuesday, June 6, the Wilmington Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is considering contracts with the Wilmington Police Department at the local nonprofit Leading Into New Communities. A police services contract for up to $158,000 would support increased patrols, statistical reporting and analysis...

Wilmington Housing Authority considers contracts with police, LINC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington firefighters responded to an apartment building fire early Wednesday morning, June 7. Per the Wilmington Fire Department, crews were called to a working structure fire at Wickslow Drive. The WFD says that crews rescued a cat, and that all occupants had escaped the fire without...

Two families displaced after apartment fire in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Fire Rescue and the Wilmington Fire Department are to co-host the 95th annual Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Leadership Conference. The event, being presented by the SEAFC and North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs, will be held at the Wilmington Convention Center on...

Community invited to visit vendors at 95th ‘Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Leadership Conference’

Southport, NC

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) -Complaints about trash trucks and street sweepers had Southport leaders looking into possible changes to the noise ordinance. The question in front of the Aldermen is whether they need to update the wording for Southport’s noise ordinance. One proposal would be to specify that private entities,...

City of Southport discusses noise ordinance after multiple complaints

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A section of a private road at Hanover Landing Apartments was closed off due to a sinkhole that formed on Sunday, May 28. According to the property manager, it collapsed into a storm drain, and as of June 6, they are waiting on a quote for a construction contract to fix the damage.

Road section closed due to sinkhole at Hanover Landing Apartments

Pender County, NC

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Pender EMS and Fire is working with Cape Fear Community College to launch a new apprenticeship at the school this summer. The Advanced EMT Apprenticeship program lets certified EMTs apply, letting them attend classes and get certified while being paid as an employee, according to Pender EMS and Fire.

Pender EMS and Fire partners with CFCC for new apprenticeship program

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Oak Island, NC

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The United States Coast Guard held a special status ceremony on Wednesday, June 7, to signify the beginning of the decommissioning process for a cutter that has served Oak Island for many years. According to the Coast Guard release, the Bayberry has been in service...

Beginning of decommission process ceremony held for long-serving Oak Island cutter

Burgaw, NC

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Pender County Humane Society has announced that the For Our Furry Friends Thrift Store will hold its grand re-opening celebration on Saturday, June 24. The reopening is celebrating the completion of renovations that caused the store to close on May 26. Starting at 11...

Pender County Humane Society to hold grand re-opening for thrift store

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - Duke Energy has announced that outdoor sirens around the Brunswick Nuclear Plant are set to be tested from Monday, June 19 to Thursday, June 22. The tests will occur between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. “This required testing is necessary to complete acoustic analysis to ensure...

Officials to test warning sirens around Brunswick Nuclear Plant

Raleigh, NC

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Local Government Commission voted 7-1 Tuesday to approve the City of Wilmington’s plan to spend nearly $70 million to purchase the tallest building downtown. The purchase would include the 12-story office building at 929 N Front St., over 1,500 parking spaces and more than three acres of unused land north of the building.

Local Government Commission approves financing plan for Wilmington to purchase Thermo Fisher building

Elizabethtown, NC

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (WECT) - A new summer camp in Elizabethtown is aiming to address the potential struggles with the aviation industry’s short staffing numbers. Experts say there could be a shortage of more than 10,000 pilots by the end of 2023. 5th-8th graders are experiencing sitting in helicopter cockpits...

Elizabethtown summer camp aims to grow interest in aviation industry

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The NC Board of Transportation adopted the State Transportation Improvement Program for 2024 to 2033 during its board meeting on Tuesday, officially refreshing its guide on how and when future transportation projects will be funded. 2023 marks the 50th year of the STIP in the state,...

NC Board of Transportation approves State Transportation Improvement Program for next decade

White Oak, NC

Tar Heel, NC

Bladenboro, NC

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Evergreen, NC

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Garland, NC

Council, NC

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Proctorville, NC

Rennert, NC

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Chadbourn, NC

Autryville, NC

Roseboro, NC

Parkton, NC

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Sheriff’s office investigating overnight theft at Bladen Co. store

BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - On Thursday, March 23, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office announced that someone broke into a store...

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Sheriff’s office investigating overnight theft at Bladen Co. store

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