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PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A truck crashed into the media center at Burgaw Middle School late Tuesday night, May 30. According to a school representative, the truck broke a wall and damaged a number of computers and some equipment in the media center. A Pender County Schools announcement on the same day noted that the crash didn’t cause issues to the building’s water or power services. Nobody was injured, and crews began cleanup Wednesday morning.

Man charged after truck crashes into media center at Burgaw Middle School

Pender County, NC

Hampstead, NC

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - 63-year-old David Roy MacKenzie of Hampstead was arrested on Sunday, May 28, by the Pender County Sheriff’s Office for alleged indecent exposure at a local Food Lion. According to PCSO, MacKenzie was identified by the victims of several events that occurred at the grocery store...

Hampstead man arrested for several alleged instances of indecent exposure at Food Lion

Wilmington, NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington police are asking for the public’s help in locating Karen Jill Decatur, 35, who is possibly in Wilmington or Rockingham. According to the release from the WPD, Decatur is 5′ 5″ tall and weighs around 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing a sweatshirt with Iron Furnace on it, blue jeans and flip-flops. She may also be carrying a purse with a floral design.

Wilmington police searching for missing woman

New Hanover County, NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The men’s restroom near the Long Leaf Park playground will be closed for the next few days because of vandalism. New Hanover County Parks and Gardens asks that anyone who sees someone defacing property to call the main office at 910-798-7621. The men’s restrooms near...

Bathroom closure at Long Leaf Park due to vandalism

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Traffic was backed up for about an hour on Oleander Dr. on Wednesday afternoon while work was being done to railroad tracks. According to the Wilmington Police Department, CSX was performing track maintenance. A spokesperson for CSX said crews were unloading rail for scheduled infrastructure maintenance.

Train track maintenance causes traffic backups on Oleander Dr.

Elizabethtown, NC

Bladen County, NC

BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office released details on Tuesday, May 30, in relation to two arrests that were made following a drug investigation in the Elizabethtown area. According to the release, on Thursday, May 25, members of the sheriff’s office’s Vice/Narcotics Unit conducted a...

Bladen Co. Sheriff’s Office makes two arrests following chase, drug investigation

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Echo, an approximately 2-year-old domestic shorthair cat, is available for adoption from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter. According to his handlers, Echo is very sweet and easy going. He enjoys seafood-flavored dental treats and is polydactyl, meaning that he has...

Pet of the Week: Echo from the NHC Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter

Bladenboro, NC

BLADENBORO, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office says that two Bladenboro residents have been charged after drugs and weapons were found in a search on Friday, May 26. The BCSO says that “numerous” complaints have been made in the past several years about the sale of controlled...

Sheriff’s Office: Two charged after drugs and sawed-off shotgun found at Bladen County home

Fayetteville, NC

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) - Two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting early Wednesday morning in Fayetteville, according to police. On Wednesday at 3:23 a.m., police responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Rembrandt Drive in Fayetteville. After arriving, officers said they found four men suffering from gunshot wounds, and two were pronounced deceased on the scene. Police said their names are being withheld until family members are notified.

2 dead, 2 hurt in Fayetteville early morning shooting, police say

Arizona State

Surf City, NC

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Pender County Board of Education announced that it has approved new principals for Surf City Elementary School and Surf City Middle School. Kelly Flynn, a teacher who has worked in Pender County Schools for more than 20 years, was appointed as the Surf City Elementary School principal. Flynn began her career at Rocky Point Elementary as a teacher and then as an assistant principal. Flynn spent the last five years at South Topsail Elementary School.

Pender County Schools appoints new principals for Surf City elementary and middle schools

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Northside Food Co-Op has worked with many partner groups to bring a grocery store to the Northside of Wilmington. The group called Seven Roots has done projects like these all over the country. “So, figuring out what that mix is going to be, what is...

Northside Food Co-Op working to get community feedback for new grocery store

Whiteville, NC

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Whiteville is set to host a variety of musicians during its “Music in the Alley” series. According to the city website, the shows listed below will be held on Thursdays in the “Downtown Alley” at 719 S Madison St. from 6 to 8 p.m. on the following dates:

City of Whiteville to host several ‘Music in the Alley’ concerts

Gov. Cooper calls on state lawmakers to invest in public education during visit to Wilmington preschool. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper met with teachers and district staff at College Road Early Childhood Center Thursday to discuss funding for public schools. Sen. Ted Budd announces plan to vote no on debt...

Atlantic Hurricane Season starts today; officials urge preparedness

Residents invited to learn more about Calabash River Bridge Replacement project at meeting Wednesday. Brunswick County is inviting members of the community to learn more about the Calabash River Bridge Replacement project. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. Jackson started working at WECT, then known as WMFD, in 1954 -- just...

Nao Trinidad tall ship replica headed back to Wilmington

Missouri State

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Eden Village of Wilmington is set to host a grand opening celebration at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 30. “Eden Village of Wilmington is a non-profit corporation that has built thirty-one tiny solar-powered homes in a pedestrian-only, gated courtyard community offering permanent housing for disabled and chronically homeless individuals. The development is based upon the successful Eden Village model in Springfield, Missouri and is the first of 12 additional Eden Villages being built across the country,” an announcement from Eden Village states.

Opening celebration announced for Eden Village

Florida State

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is officially underway now through November 30. In this time of heightened vigilance and preparedness for the Cape Fear Region, make sure you read and heed the comprehensive, local storm content assembled at wect.com/hurricane. Just in time for the first day...

First Alert Forecast: Tropical Depression Two forms as Atlantic Hurricane Season begins

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - The Browntown Community in Hampstead is set to host an outdoor gospel concert on Saturday, June 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will be held at 155 Christian Chapel Road at the ball field, and guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, according to the organizers.

Browntown Community in Hampstead set to host outdoor gospel concert

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The first weekend of June is here, and your First Alert Forecast carries clouds breaking for periods of sun. Expect high temperatures mainly in the lower 80s Friday, deeper 80s Saturday, and upper 70s Sunday. Chances for a passing shower or storm should afford generous amounts of dry time: 30 to 40% Friday, 10 to 20% Saturday, and near 0% Sunday. In the lower 70s surf, the risk of rip currents ought to keep a low to moderate profile, generally; a puff of enhanced northeast breezes may locally enhance this risk by Sunday.

First Alert Forecast: decent weekend ahead, quick tropical system

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - With the start of summer less than a month away, more people will be heading outside to the beach -- and experts are stressing the need to protect your eyes from the sun. “One common thing people will do is buy the darkest shades possible, but...

Experts remind public of importance of eye protection during summer

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with a variably cloudy Wednesday afternoon across the Cape Fear Region. Northeast breezes will continue to deliver enough ocean moisture for the risk of a passing shower or thundershower, too, but the vast majority of times and places ought to stay dry. Temperatures will warm to highs mainly in the upper 70s and lower to locally middle 80s, which is near or perhaps a tick or two below average. And in the 70-degree surf: note a low to moderate rip current risk. There will be little change in the day to day forecast through the weekend. Daily highs will remain in the upper 70s and lower 80s under variably cloudy skies. Occasional passing showers or storms remain possible. Lows will mainly drop into the seasonable 60s.

First Alert Forecast: faint buzz in tropics on doorstep of Atlantic Hurricane Season

North Carolina State

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper met with teachers and district staff at College Road Early Childhood Center Thursday to discuss funding for public schools. Cooper recently declared a “state of emergency” because he is worried about the future of public education in the state.

Gov. Cooper calls on state lawmakers to invest in public education during visit to Wilmington preschool

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The University of North Carolina Wilmington released details on Wednesday, May 31, about its new 9,500-gallon wave flume. “UNCW students and faculty in the undergraduate Coastal Engineering program now have new ways to study the power of ocean waves using a state-of-the-art wave flume installed right next to their classrooms,” states the announcement from the university. “Spanning nearly 80 feet long and 5 feet wide, the glass and steel tank, which can be seen off the main lobby of the department’s newly constructed building, holds 9,500 gallons of water —the equivalent of over 160 bathtubs full— and is just as aesthetically pleasing as it is useful.”

New 9,500-gallon wave flume installed at UNCW to advance coastline research

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Carousel Center hosted a Child Sexual Abuse Awareness event on Wednesday night to educate parents about the everyday risks children face online. The event featured a documentary ‘Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic,’ which was screened at DREAMS of Wilmington. Expert panelists, including SBI agents,...

Carousel Center holds ‘Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic’ documentary screening

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Longtime WECT broadcaster Wayne Jackson passed away at the age of 96 on Monday. Jackson started working at WECT, then known as WMFD, in 1954 -- just months before Hurricane Hazel hit. Jackson was host of a 90-minute talk show called Relax with Jax interviewing sports...

Longtime WECT broadcaster Wayne Jackson dies at age 96

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Horace “Whitey” Lee Prevatte, a notable business owner and resident of the Cape Fear area, has passed away, according to an online obituary. According to Andrews Mortuary and Crematory, Prevatte passed at his home on Sunday, May 28. He was 94. “At Clarkton High...

Whitey’s Restaurant founder Horace Prevatte passes away

Gov. Cooper calls on state lawmakers to invest in public education during visit to Wilmington preschool. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper met with teachers and district staff at College Road Early Childhood Center Thursday to discuss funding for public schools. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. Atlantic Hurricane Season starts today;...

Wilmington fintech company set to add up to 50 new jobs

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Ryan Adams is set to bring his Solo Acoustic 2023 Tour to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. on the Live Nation website and will also be available in-person at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion Box Office on Friday.

Ryan Adams to play Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

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Duplin County school closed after gunfire hits building over the weekend

WARSAW, N.C. (WITN) - A Duplin County elementary school is closed today after gunfire hit the building over the weekend. Duplin County Schools says windows of...

Duplin County school closed after gunfire hits building over the weekend

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