Families of missing persons and unsolved homicide victims gathered at Northside Park in Wilmington for “A Day of Hope and ...

According to Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue director Sam Proffitt, two people were struck by lightning on Shell Island ...

Looks can be deceiving. That was the case for the trees that lined South Live Oak Parkway in Wilmington. According to ...

During a special meeting July 23, the Oak Island Town Council unanimously voted to hire Katherine Cathey as the town’s next ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Former New Hanover County elections director DeNay Harris is asking a judge to overturn her ...

WECT Investigative Reporter Connor Smith sits down with Jon Evans to discuss his latest investigation, which looks into conditions at Solomon Towers.

An exhibit featuring 20 local veterans opened Friday at Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, combining black and white ...

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested O’Rico Wells, 34, of Green Sea, S.C., following a pursuit that crossed ...

North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall is set to travel to Columbus County to meet with small business owners.

Three Topsail Island municipalities will coordinate a weeklong effort beginning Monday, July 27, to remove Beach Vitex.

A Clarkton man is facing kidnapping and sex offense charges after a woman called 911 to report she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted at his home.