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The Wilmington Police Department is investigating a Sunday morning shooting, which left a 26-year-old man with injuries. According to a news release, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Plum Nearly Lane around 1:15 a.m. Once at the scene, they found Nyquay Rouse suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers were able to stabilize him before EMS workers arrived and took him to the hospital.

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...

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.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced at on Thursday, June 6, that 15-year-old Kristina Colsch has been located. They had been declared a runaway juvenile on Tuesday.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington Police Department (WPD) is asking for information involving a shooting that took place Sunday night. Around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 4th, WPD units were dispatched to the 500 block of Plum Nearly Lane in reference to a possible shooting. When units arrived they...

Twenty years ago, people were calling Wilmington drag queen Tara Nicole Brooks a legend. These days, she's more like an institution. Brooks has had a documentary ("Dixie Queen") made about her life and she has stood the test of time, watching (and performing) as drag has gone from an underground, late-night club phenomenon into the mainstream with Sunday "drag brunches."

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Leland has announced a thermoplastic striping will be installed on New Pointe Blvd, Pine Harvest Drive in Magnolia Greens, Cape Fear National Drive, Shelmore Way and Rice Gate Way starting on June 6. Traffic will be diverted as construction crews work using a...

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.

The North Carolina Local Government Commission has approved the City of Wilmington’s financing application to purchase a 12.5-acre campus in northern downtown. The purchase aims to meet growing downtown parking needs and bring multiple operations together in one location without requiring a tax increase.

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...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with a warm, muggy Wednesday across the Cape Fear Region with afternoon high temperatures in the 80s to around 90 under hazy, smoky skies. The risk for rip currents is moderate and the chance for a pop-up shower or stray gusty storm is 20 to 30%.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The NC Board of Transportation has 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...

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - West Brunswick High School’s Kourtney Saavedra has been named Brunswick County Schools’ Teacher of the Year. The honor was announced during the Brunswick County Schools Celebration of Excellence on Monday night. Saavedra is a social studies teacher at West Brunswick.

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...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Johnny Small is a long way away from the prisons where he spent most of his teenage years and much of his adult life. These days he lives in Florida on a 10-acre farm with his wife, 12 cats, 12 dogs, a couple horses and a donkey. But he’ll never forget what happened to him 35 years ago.

Nearly five years after Hurricane Florence destroyed them, crews will begin to reconstruct four dams in Boiling Spring Lakes. While work is expected to start later this month, it'll proceed by working around shortfalls in financing after bids came in higher than expected. The city will use value engineering for...

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — On Tuesday, the Oak Island Police Department and Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) participated in their first ever Badges and Books event at Veterans Park. By working directly with Children of Fallen Heroes, Oak Island Police Department was able to make the event...

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The public is welcome to bring a picnic and a fishing pole to Moores Creek National Battlefield during its community day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 24. There is no charge for the event at the national park in Pender County. Highlights include the new fishing area, New...

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Leland police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who attempted to steal several items from the Walmart on New Pointe Blvd. On June 2 around 10 a.m., the woman attempted to conceal items in a black purse out of the store, and when approached by loss prevention, she dropped the purse and ran through the parking lot.