Wilmington, NC

South Carolina State

Brunswick County, NC

Marion, SC

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two South Carolina men in connection to multiple larcenies that occurred in the south end of the county. According to BSCO, investigators were looking into incidents involving trailers and catalytic converters being stolen since July of 2022....

Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Office charges two SC men with multiple larcenies

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...

Police say officers seized 38 grams of crack, 116 bindles of fentanyl during traffic stop

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Assistant Chief David Oyler will retire in August, the Wilmington Police Department announced Wednesday. The WPD also announced that former captain Kelvin Hargrove has been named the next Deputy Chief. “Hargrove has nearly 30 years of experience at the PD and has made significant contributions to...

WPD: Assistant Chief Oyler to retire; Hargrove named Deputy Chief

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington firefighters responded to an apartment building fire early Wednesday morning, June 7. Per the Wilmington Fire Department, crews were called to a working structure fire at Wickslow Drive. The WFD says that crews rescued a cat, and that all occupants had escaped the fire without...

Two families displaced after apartment fire in Wilmington

Pender County, NC

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Pender EMS and Fire is working with Cape Fear Community College to launch a new apprenticeship at the school this summer. The Advanced EMT Apprenticeship program lets certified EMTs apply, letting them attend classes and get certified while being paid as an employee, according to Pender EMS and Fire.

Pender EMS and Fire partners with CFCC for new apprenticeship program

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Fire Rescue and the Wilmington Fire Department are to co-host the 95th annual Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Leadership Conference. The event, being presented by the SEAFC and North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs, will be held at the Wilmington Convention Center on...

Community invited to visit vendors at 95th ‘Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Leadership Conference’

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Taking place on June 14, Flag Day falls on a Wednesday this year, and one local boy scout is honoring the day with a flag donation box. Working towards the rank of Eagle Scout, Christopher Karnes, of Troop 26, is installing the box to allow residents to drop off American flags needing to be retired.

Local boy scout honoring Flag Day by providing Wilmington community with flag retirement box

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.

Road section closed due to sinkhole at Hanover Landing Apartments

Southport, NC

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) -Complaints about trash trucks and street sweepers had Southport leaders looking into possible changes to the noise ordinance. The question in front of the Aldermen is whether they need to update the wording for Southport’s noise ordinance. One proposal would be to specify that private entities,...

City of Southport discusses noise ordinance after multiple complaints

California State

Oak Island, NC

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The United States Coast Guard held a special status ceremony on Wednesday, June 7, to signify the beginning of the decommissioning process for a cutter that has served Oak Island for many years. According to the Coast Guard release, the Bayberry has been in service...

Beginning of decommission process ceremony held for long-serving Oak Island cutter

Raleigh, NC

Bladen County, NC

Elizabethtown, NC

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - A Bladen County woman tried her luck on a $20 scratch-off ticket and won a $100,000 prize. Sharlen Young bought the winning Platinum ticket from the Tiger Mart on South Poplar Street in Elizabethtown. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $71,256. “Ticket...

Bladen Co. woman wins $100,000 prize on scratch-off ticket

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Airport Authority has approved a $4.6 million contract to add another 950 parking lot spaces to the Wilmington International Airport as of next year. The first phase of the plan would add 650 spaces by November of 2023, and the second phase scheduled...

NHC Airport Authority approves $4.6 million contract for 950 new parking spaces at ILM Airport

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - This week, we want to bring you the story of a young girl who has been waiting for a home for a long time. Giizselle really needs a home and someone to love and care for her and be her Forever Family. Giizselle is 11 and...

Forever Family: Meet Giizselle

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (WECT) - A new summer camp in Elizabethtown is aiming to address the potential struggles with the aviation industry’s short staffing numbers. Experts say there could be a shortage of more than 10,000 pilots by the end of 2023. 5th-8th graders are experiencing sitting in helicopter cockpits...

Elizabethtown summer camp aims to grow interest in aviation industry

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.

Local Government Commission approves financing plan for Wilmington to purchase Thermo Fisher building

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The NC 4th of July Festival in Southport is inviting spectators and participants to the Red, White, and Blue Freedom Flotilla at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. “Spectators can watch the parade — which features patriotically bedazzled vessels of all shapes and sizes — from...

NC 4th of July Festival invites boaters and spectators to Red, White, and Blue Freedom Flotilla

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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...

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