SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - Southport aldermen have decided to table any conversation about implementing paid parking at least through December. They were faced with a crowd of more than 160 people at ...

The community is disposing of their American flags in exchange for a new flag at event on the Battleship in Wilmington.

The board says they hope to add programs for parks and recreation, better water quality and police officers in the new year.

President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office his plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the end of this year’s hurricane season ...

According to NHCSO, detectives responded to the 500 block of Mill Road on March 26, 2025, for a deadly overdose involving 52-year-old Victoria Benhoff.

According to a news release, 21-year-old Nicolai Chisala Hubbling was arrested in Wilson County on May 29, 2025, in connection with the shooting death of 81-year-old William Scott Lowry.

This edition of Backyard BBQ features WECT’s Gabe Ross and Jon Barber from Wilmington Grill, as they prepare spatchcocked chicken.

A lane has been closed on U.S. 17 southbound (SB) in Brunswick County as crews work on clearing an overturned truck. The town says the road will be closed between Harper and Fayetteville Avenues as ...

NHCSO says the Coastal Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, comprised of members of NHCSO, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, was involved in an investigation over the last two months.

After over 10 years of no changes to property taxes, Surf City has implemented an approximate 30% property tax increase raising the rate from $0.41 to $0.53 for every $100 of property valuation.

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Leland Fire Station 51 hosted a push-in ceremony for a new ladder truck in Brunswick County that will ...