A Columbus County man was arrested after arrest warrants allege he kidnapped and strangled a woman with a shotgun.

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A South Carolina woman turned $3 into $100,000 after purchasing a Powerball ticket in Columbus ...

Carol Geary, with the Island Arts Council, joined Randy Aldridge on WECT News Now to discuss its first-ever juried exhibit, ...

The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher is inviting the community to add a new tradition to the 2026 school-year checklist: a ...

A Wilmington man is facing multiple charges, including two felonies, after allegedly assaulting a Wrightsville Beach police ...

A First Alert Weather Day is in play for this Tuesday with stressfully hot 90s with “feels like” values of 105+, prompting a ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -MedNorth Health Center will host its “Rock the Block” community celebration at its new Wilmington location. Organizers say there will be family fun activities, live music, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Traffic is backed up along Carolina Beach Road on Monday afternoon after a crash near a Wawa. Video ...

Three major health systems are competing to add hospital beds in New Hanover County, and residents have until Friday, July 31 ...

An Elizabethtown man was arrested Sunday on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says a series of vice and narcotics investigations across the county led to multiple arrests. The sheriff’s office said its Vice ...

Columbus County Schools will incorporate an artificial intelligence platform called Magic School for the upcoming school year.