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Minutes after he fired multiple shots at his neighbor earlier this month, 61-year-old William Henry Bennett called 911.  "Yeah, I just killed my neighbor," he told the dispatcher.  Police responded to...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Police Department responded to the 100 block of Dock Street last Friday, May 20th around 10:20 p.m. to serve a warrant. 30-year-old Codey Guerrero was taken into custody without incident and is charged with two counts of Possession of Firearm by a Felon, Disorderly Conduct, Assault and Battery, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.

When is comes to ice cream, it's an embarrassment of riches in Southeastern North Carolina. Maybe it's because beach towns and sweet shops go hand-in-hand. Maybe it's because we all know we need something cool when the temperature and humidity start to climb. Either way, Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover...

Live Nation and City of Wilmington work to address long lines, visibility, and more at amphitheater. Live Nation and City of Wilmington work to address long lines, visibility, and more at amphitheater. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. Holly Childs resigns from Wilmington Downtown, iNC. Frances Weller celebrates 40 years at...

Two Leland subdivisions could be expanded to bring nearly 500 new townhomes to both sides of U.S. 17. Leland planning officials this week approved preliminary plat designs for the new subdivisions, which will add 254 townhomes to the Westgate neighborhood area and 212 to Seabrooke. The final plat approval will...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Great to see you on this Friday afternoon. Your First Alert Forecast opens with good rain odds as a front approaches the Cape Fear Region. Despite the abundance of moisture, droughts have a way of breaking up rain systems, so rain odds remain conservative at 50% through Friday evening. Keep your WECT Weather App handy for the unlikely event an urgent bulletin needs to find you.

Steven Milligan, of Wilmington, bought a $5 scratch-off and won a $200,000 prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.

A Wilmington man was sentenced Wednesday, May 25, 2022 to 180 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine, over 40 grams of fentanyl and over 100 grams of heroin, all while using firearms to protect his drug dealing, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina.

On Thursday, May 26, the University of North Carolina Wilmington announced its newest Chancellor-Elect — Dr. Aswani Volety. He will take over for Chancellor Jose Sartarelli on July 1, who announced his retirement in September 2021. The tenth leader of the institution was elected by the Board of Governors...

For a year, they’ve seethed. They don’t even need to talk about it to know it’s on their minds. “It haunts us every day,” Hoggard girls soccer coach Justin Schatz said. ...

SOUTHPORT, Brunswick County — Members of a southeast North Carolina police department have been busy catching predators this week. The Southport Police Department has relocated three alligators. The most recent was captured in a driveway of a Southport home and relocated unharmed to a nearby body of water. Police...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Thalian Association Community Theater is holding its annual Orange Street ArtsFest this weekend on May 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will be held inside and around the Hannah Block Historic USO Building/Community Arts Center at 120 South 2nd Street. Festivities include art, entertainment, a street fair and a playroom at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington. The event is free, but Thalian would appreciate donations.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington is hosting a Formula Drive & Distribution to help families in need of baby formula. Starting today, Friday, May 27, 2022, unopened cartons of unexpired and non-recalled baby formula can be dropped off at the Fit for Fun Center at 302 S. 10th Street in Wilmington.

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WWAY) – South Brunswick is heading to their first baseball state championship since 1988. Aubrey Smith threw a complete game with 7 strike outs and had a solo shot home run. Cougars were victorious 8-1 and swept the Falcons.

WINTERVILLE -- As Aubrey Smith made his way toward the mound on Thursday night to start in the second game of the NCHSAA Class 3A East regional baseball finals for South Brunswick, he oozed confidence. It could easily be seen from anywhere in the stadium by the way he carried himself on the diamond.  ...

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — While many will head to the beach or put hot dogs on the grill this weekend, veterans with the Leland VFW Post 12196 are urging people to remember why they are able to take the day off. “Memorial Day is exactly what it means. In...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Three area high school teams advanced Thursday night in their quests to bring home state championships. The top-seeded Hoggard Vikings continued their march through the Women’s 4A soccer bracket. Ella Johnson scored two goals leading Justin Schatz’s squad to their their third shutout win in the NCHSAA tournament, 3-0 over #5 Holly Springs. Hoggard will host the Eastern Regional Final next Tuesday against the winner of the match between Chapel Hill and Cardinal Gibbons.