The event includes a 5K race and 1 mile run through Battle Acre Park at Fort Fisher.

The media consortium of WECT, WHQR Public Media and Port City Daily organized a forum for candidates running in the 2026 primary election for two seats on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners ...

Downtown Wilmington businesses are experiencing a dramatic turnaround as Super Bowl crowds fill restaurants and bars. The ...

If the proposed temporary rule passes as currently written, spotted seatrout fishing waters would reopen July 1.

The Town of Shallotte reported a discharge of untreated wastewater from a force main at 516 Lightwood Lane on Monday morning.

New Hanover County Schools Board of Education members debated a proposed Black History Month resolution during their meeting ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with a much milder Tuesday and Wednesday with highs well into the 60s on the Cape Fear mainland, and 50s to near 60 on the water. These would ...

A boat owner faces felony littering charges after abandoning a vessel in waters near Carolina Beach that later washed ashore ...

New Hanover County’s Board of Education voted 4-3 Monday evening to renew its law firm’s contract through the end of the next ...

The longtime owner of Jimbo’s Breakfast & Lunch House has died. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) K-9 unit was able to locate a missing 90-year-old on Friday, Feb. 6. Fire crews from ...

A boat owner faces felony littering charges after abandoning a vessel in waters near Carolina Beach that later washed ashore ...

New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) arrested 41-year-old Benjamin Godwin on 10 new counts of child exploitation. A ...