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Crews respond to car fire in Leland
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Fire crews were able to quickly respond to a car fire threatening a home on Wakefield Street on Thursday afternoon. Crews arrived at 2:15 p.m. and were able to control the fire quickly. The home suffered cosmetic heat damage but no one was injured, according to...
Brunswick to get new rehab facility on old hospital site
After sitting vacant for several years, the former Brunswick Community Hospital in Supply will soon be renovated into a rehabilitation center. According to a news release from Todd Hughes, founder and owner of Medaci Wellness Institute, the substance use disorder treatment center looks to renovate the former hospital site at 14 Medical Center Drive into a "state-of-the-art rehabilitation center."
Navassa man arrested following Wednesday night shooting in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Navassa man is in custody after a Wednesday night, April 24, shooting that injured a man near Greenfield Park in Wilmington, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Per the WPD, officers responded to the 1400 block of Marigold Court at around 11 p.m. following a...
Two people in custody following investigation and search by Wilmington police
Two people are in police custody following an investigation and search conducted by the Wilmington police. Around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wilmington police arrested a juvenile who was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill among other charges in connection with a shooting that took place in another city, according to a news release from the Wilmington Police Department. ...
Crews respond to crash near Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Crews responded to a crash near the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Thursday morning, April 25, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Per NCSHP, the crash was located at the U.S. 17 and U.S. 421 interchange. DriveNC showed heavy back-ups for traffic heading towards...
Plans for a convenience store at the site of this former Wilmington restaurant are off the table
Plans for a Wawa convenience store on Oleander Drive have fallen through as the developer withdrew the property's rezoning application. The 2.12 acre site at 5400 Oleander Drive was previously Hops Supply Co., a gastropub that closed down abruptly in early 2023. According to a 2024 press release from Wawa,...
New owner plans to preserve the legacy of this longtime Wilmington hotdog restaurant
A lot has changed along Carolina Beach Road near the state port since 1966. Back then it was a new frontier – or so said Elbert Bradshaw, who opened Frontier Food to Go in a red trailer near the corner of Shipyard Boulevard with the help of his wife, Pat. He could see the potential at the busy transportation center.
Candlelight prayer service to be held in Wilmington for Isabella Strahan, Michael Strahan’s twin daughter diagnosed with brain cancer
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A candlelight prayer service is scheduled for Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for Isabella Strahan, one of NFL legend Michael Strahan’s twin daughters. Isabella was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer, this past fall. The 19-year old University of Southern California student...
Rezoning paves way for boarding school to support young Black men in Wilmington
A recent Wilmington rezoning will allow for a boarding school that intends to transform the lives of young Black men who have dropped out of school. The boarding school will be called the Hisan J. Polk Transformation Academy and will be operated by nonprofit L.I.N.C. Inc. It will take in 12 Black teens ages 15 to 18 and provide them with housing and education.
Man charged with statutory rape following investigation by Pender County Sheriff's Office
A Rocky Point man has been arrested following a brief investigation by the Pender County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit and the Support Division School Resource Officer Unit. According to a post on the Pender County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, on Wednesday officers charged Antonio DeJesus Martinez Hernandez, 30, with...
Wilmington bakery restaurant announces closing in Mayfaire shopping center
The owners of Atlanta Bread Company in Wilmington announced on social media that the restaurant will be closing. The restaurant has been in business at 6886 Main St. in the Mayfaire shopping center since 2004. The note from Jon Bibb said when they went to renegotiate their lease recently, he...
‘I felt like I was gonna see somebody get shot’: Video shows altercation between officers and man believed to be involved in high-speed chase
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - Video shows an alleged confrontation before a driver led police officers on a chase through a small beach town in North Carolina. The video shows officers pulling their guns with the driver daring officers to shoot him moments before. Neighbors said the driver is 39-year-old Briggs Smith.
Wilmington police looking for missing woman
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced that it is looking for 35-year-old Felicia Delores Bess. According to the WPD, Bess was last seen on Saturday, April 20, in the 2500 block of Troy Drive, near Wellington Avenue. Police describe Bess as being 5′2″, weighing 106 pounds and...
With UDO amendment, Leland looks to better use commercial areas
Leaders in Brunswick County’s fastest-growing town are looking to better utilize commercial land by restricting residential use and prioritizing businesses. In March, Leland’s planning staff presented a proposed amendment to the town’s unified development ordinance to remove single-family residential units as a permitted use in four of its zoning districts: general commercial business, regional business, commercial trucking, and office and institutional.
Wilmington man pleads guilty to armed robbery charges
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A 19-year-old will serve more prison time after pleading guilty to another armed robbery. Zy’Merion Debose, previously convicted of robbing a delivery driver in 2021, pleaded guilty to armed robbery charges on Monday, April 22. He was sentenced to 59-83 months in prison. He also pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon due to his prior felony convictions in 2021.
Developer pulls proposal for Wawa at former Hops Supply Co. location
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The developer has withdrawn a rezoning request to build a Wawa at the former site of Hops Supply Co. on Oleander Drive. City of Wilmington Senior Planner Pat O’Mahony says that staff were asked by the applicant to withdraw the rezoning request on April 12, 2024, and the original application was submitted on Oct. 19, 2023.
Drivers participate in drive-by parade for child with heart complications
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Dahlia Morris’s tiny but mighty drive-by parade happened at Parkwood Estates in Leland on April 24. The community showed their support for 2-year-old Dahlia Morris after she had a heart transplant in September of 2023. She was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition, not too long after her birth.
Alcohol Law Enforcement investigating Pravda due to recent shooting
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement is investigating Pravda due to a recent shooting at the club. Wilmington Police Department officers responded to the club just before 2 a.m. on April 13 after hearing gunshots coming from inside and seeing a large crowd fleeing the building. After...
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