WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - NFL Star and Wilmington native Alex Highsmith will be presented a Key to the City during Azalea ...

Midway Road in Bolivia is likely named that because its sits roughly in the middle of the distance between the towns of Bolivia and St. James, marking a "midway" point on the road connecting the two ...

Canadian-based company Protocase and its subsidiary 45 Drives Enterprise are opening it's first US-based facility in the Port ...

The Wilmington-area saw one team leave its largest conference for a new, split 3A/4A/5A conference. The area's longest-running conference, which comprises teams from New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender ...

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - An air quality alert has been issued for Columbus County as a wildfire burns outside of ...

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...

Fire crews from Wilmington, New Hanover County, and Rocky Point are at the scene of a brush fire on Holly Shelter Road.

The official festival to kick off springtime in Wilmington will take place April 2-6 in various locations. The 78th annual ...

New Hanover County commissioners heard a presentation from Dr. Roger Shew, a UNCW Department of Geography and Geology and ...

While food tourists chase Instagram-famous rainbow bagels and gold-flecked ice cream cones across major cities, North Carolinians know that real gastronomic treasures hide in plain sight. And Mama Dip ...

A suspect is in custody after a stolen vehicle pursuit that spanned multiple counties and ended with spike strips in Grundy County. A jury has convicted a 73-year-old man in the fatal stabbing of ...