Raleigh, NC

Castle Hayne, 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) - 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

Carolina Beach, NC

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - K9 Zoe of the Carolina Beach Police Department was donated a bullet and stab protective vest from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest is embroidered with the sentiment ‘In memory of Kelly Klotzer’ and was sponsored by a fundraiser hosted by...

Carolina Beach police K9 receives donated body armor

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) - 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

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Carolina Beach announced that Sand Dollar Lane will be closed on Tuesday, June 6 for work. According to the announcement, the road was also closed on June 5 to allow crews to install stormwater lines.

Sand Dollar Lane in Carolina Beach closed for work

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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

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

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Airport Authority has approved a $4.6 million contract to add another 950 parking lot spaces to the Wilmington International Airport as of next year. The first phase of the plan would add 650 spaces by November of 2023, and the second phase scheduled...

NHC Airport Authority approves $4.6 million contract for 950 new parking spaces at ILM Airport

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) - Taking place on June 14, Flag Day falls on a Wednesday this year, and one local boy scout is honoring the day with a flag donation box. Working towards the rank of Eagle Scout, Christopher Karnes, of Troop 26, is installing the box to allow residents to drop off American flags needing to be retired.

Local boy scout honoring Flag Day by providing Wilmington community with flag retirement box

Pender County, NC

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

Boiling Spring Lakes, NC

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Boiling Spring Lakes is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for its dam restoration project later this month. The event will take place on Saturday, June 17, at 10 a.m. at the reconstruction site for the Sanford Dam on Alton Lennon Road.

Groundbreaking for Boiling Spring Lakes dam project scheduled for June 17

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

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The NC 4th of July Festival in Southport is inviting spectators and participants to the Red, White, and Blue Freedom Flotilla at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. “Spectators can watch the parade — which features patriotically bedazzled vessels of all shapes and sizes — from...

NC 4th of July Festival invites boaters and spectators to Red, White, and Blue Freedom Flotilla

Big Something and Doom Flamingo to perform at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. Four dogs killed in Oak Island fire, town says that water pressure did not hinder crews. Town officials say the house is a total loss and two adjacent homes received some structural damage. Former Sunset Beach police officer accused...

Final recipient of first ‘Remember Carly Rae’ scholarship announced at ceremony

Rocky Point, NC

Navassa, NC

Belville, NC

Leland, NC

Hampstead, NC

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Currie, NC

Topsail Beach, NC

Northwest, NC

Riegelwood, NC

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Sheriff’s office accuses man of beating dog to death in Castle Hayne

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of beating a dog to death in Castle Hayne on Saturday,...

Sheriff’s office accuses man of beating dog to death in Castle Hayne

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