Burgaw and county officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Pender Park set to open later this year.

Under a three-tier bell schedule, elementary, middle, and high schools would start and end at staggered times.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - First responders in Pender County have a lot of changes coming their way in the next year. By the end of 2025, Pender EMS & Fire will be fully under the control of the ...

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County EMS & Fire responded to a boat fire in Pender County Sunday night. According to Pender County EMS & Fire, the fire occurred in the Washington Acres neighborhood ...

Customers in some parts of Pender County are experiencing power outages this evening. According to ReadyNC, around 101 people ...

A boat caught fire, and a tornado touched down in Pender County on Sunday, March 16. The boat fire, which occurred in Hampstead, was caused by a lightning strike and resulted in a total loss of ...

DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Pender County man is in the Duplin County jail on a murder charge. Duplin County deputies have charged Travis Walker, of Willard, with murder. They say the body of ...

Several Wilmington-area fire departments are battling a brush fire in the Holly Shelter Road area on Tuesday near the New Hanover and Pender county line. According to the latest update from the ...

A brush fire near the New Hanover and Pender county line has grown to approximately 150 acres and is 50% contained. Island Creek Road, which was closed due to the fire, has since been reopened.

Vivar was an off-duty Harris County Precinct 6 deputy at the time of the incident. He was fired from his government job shortly afterward, but he was not arrested. The Harris County District ...

Read more on our AI policy here. The warning was for Pender County. "The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning ...