New Hanover County, NC

Leland, NC

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Classical Charter Schools of Leland has eased enforcement of the school’s grooming policy. The announcement comes days after WECT reported a first-grader was told to cut his long hair. School administrators told Ashley Lomboy that her son Logan’s hair needed to be in line with...

Charter School relaxes grooming policy for current school year after child told to cut hair

Wilmington, NC

Raw Video: Two vehicles with flashing blue lights involved in crash at Shipyard Blvd. At least three cars, including two with flashing blue lights, were involved in a crash at around 111 Shipyard Blvd on Tuesday, March 21. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. The Bolivia Fire Department responded to a...

COMMUNITY CLASSROOM: Teacher wants lounger and wiggler feet for flexible learning for students

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced on March 23 that they are currently looking for 14-year-old Gabrielle Vain. According to the WPD, Vain was last seen on March 23 at around 7:15 p.m. on Braxton Ct. It is believed that she may be traveling by foot. Vain...

Wilmington police searching for missing juvenile

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Each year, the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons on average receives more than 10,000 missing persons reports. To assist families, a volunteer group located in Wilmington offers services nationwide to help those that are searching for loved ones. The Community United Effort (CUE) Center for...

17th annual missing persons conference taking place this weekend

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wave Transit Executive Director Marie Parker has been named the new assistant town manager for the Town of Carrboro, according to an announcement on Thursday, March 23. Parker started as the executive director of Wave Transit in Dec. 2020, and she will begin her work in...

Wave Transit Executive Director to serve as assistant town manager in Carrboro

Raleigh, NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - During a visit to Winter Park Elementary School in Wilmington Thursday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper pushed for higher investment in education and pay raises for teachers as part of his proposed budget for next year. North Carolina schools have around 5,000 open positions for teachers....

Gov. Cooper pushes for education investment, teacher pay raises during Wilmington visit

Bladen County, NC

Dublin, NC

BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - On Thursday, March 23, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office announced that someone broke into a store and stole items overnight. “This morning at approximately 1:45 a.m. Bladen County 911 Center received an alert notification from 41 Grocery & Grill right outside of Dublin. Deputies arrived and quickly determined a Breaking and Entering along with Larceny had occurred. No suspects were on scene when deputies arrived,” states a release from the BCSO.

Sheriff’s office investigating overnight theft at Bladen Co. store

Columbus County, NC

Riegelwood, NC

RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (WECT) - Columbus County has issued a boil water advisory as of Wednesday, March 22, primarily in the Riegelwood Sanitary District. Customers are warned they may experience water quality issues due to a water main break that occurred on Monday, March 20, and water used for consumption should be boiled until further notice.

Columbus Co. issues boil water advisory following water main break in Riegelwood

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington has announced that the Alliance for Cape Fear Trees will host a giveaway event on Saturday, April 1, at the Texas Roadhouse in Wilmington. According to the announcement, 800 three-to-five-gallon container trees are available to the public. Each attendee can receive two...

Alliance for Cape Fear Trees to distribute 800 free trees at event

Bolton, NC

BOLTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Education Lottery announced on March 24 that Steven Brown, of Bolton, won a $135,000 prize by playing Carolina Keno. According to the announcement, the prize is the largest won by a single player in the game’s history. The only larger win occurred in 2021 when two people split a $150,000 prize.

Columbus Co. man wins largest individual prize in Carolina Keno history

North Carolina State

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Meeting minutes aren’t an exact transcript. But the official record of the hearing and removal of Ray Funderburk does contain a lot of detail — and a few omissions. Thursday night was the first meeting of the Cape Fear Community College Board without former...

CFCC trustees unanimously approve minutes of Funderburk’s removal. Here’s what’s missing from the record

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Broderick Jones has been sentenced to 18 to 23 years in connection to a crash that killed two Wilmington teens in Feb. 2017. According to the N.C. Department of Public Safety, he was convicted on Jan. 24 of two counts of death by vehicle; he had previously been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Each offense carries a minimum term of eight years and nine months and a max term of 11 years and six months. They are set to be served consecutively, according to the DPS website.

Man sentenced to 18 to 23 years for crash that killed two Wilmington teens

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - UNCW is inviting the public to attend Soledad O’Brien’s talk ‘Hungry to Learn: How Students Are Struggling with Food Insecurity on Campus’ as part of the college’s Campus Life Leadership Lecture Series. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 28,...

Soledad O’Brien to speak at UNCW on food insecurity in college campuses

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A two-car crash was reported at 2:12 p.m. near the intersection of Carolina Beach Road and Wellington Avenue on Thursday, March 23. According to the Wilmington Police Department, EMS, fire and police responded to the crash. The southbound lanes of Carolina Beach Road are blocked, and the cars received moderate to heavy damage.

Two cars crash near Carolina Beach Rd. and Wellington Ave.

Whiteville, NC

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has released details concerning four arrests that stemmed from an investigation in the Whiteville area. According to the announcement, the CCSO and Whiteville Police Department completed multiple controlled purchases at 419 Britton St. A search warrant was subsequently executed at this residence and, with assistance from the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, investigators found and seized:

Four arrested in Whiteville investigation related to drug, firearm possession

Indiana State

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Something old, something new... no this isn’t a post about marriage, though wedding season is quickly approaching for Southeastern North Carolina. Instead, I’ve combined two short reviews into one, with one of Wilmington’s oldest restaurants and one of its newest. We will start with a fan favorite of the Port City, then move onto a new spot boasting what might be one of my favorite sandwiches in town.

Cape Fear Foodie: Something Old, Something New

Carolina Beach, NC

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Carolina Beach announced on March 22 that part of a lane on 7th St. will be closed from Thursday to Monday, March 23-27, so that crews can install new stormwater pipes. According to the announcement, one lane will be closed along 7th...

Lane of 7th St. to close for stormwater pipe work in Carolina Beach

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - NC MedAssist has announced that a free mobile pharmacy event will take place on Saturday, March 25, at Wilmington Health. The event, sponsored by Humana and Wilmington Health, will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2421 Silver Stream Lane. “This free medicine giveaway is...

Free OTC medication event to take place this weekend in Wilmington

Kure Beach, NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Overwhelming votes from the community have resulted in the names of the three newest otter pups at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher: Gemma, Kai and Ren!. Nearly 7,000 votes were cast to choose the potential names for the pups born on Jan. 31. All...

Aquarium at Fort Fisher announces otter pups’ new names

NewsBreak

New Hanover County Schools bus drivers collecting books for “Books from your Bus”

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Schools announced that their bus drivers are collecting books for “Books from your...

New Hanover County Schools bus drivers collecting books for “Books from your Bus”

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