PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County Schools wrapped up its Summer Meals initiative Wednesday after distributing more than 184,000 free meals to local children and families. The final day of the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced he will not sign a proposed settlement that would raise residential electricity rates for Duke Energy Progress customers by 6.8% over ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The 14th annual “Rockin’ and Laughin’ for Hope” concert is raising funds for the New Hope Clinic next month. According to organizers, the concert will feature music by Mike’s ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A total solar eclipse dazzled viewers in portions of Europe Wednesday. The eclipse was even partially viewable in parts of the United States. Though the Cape Fear region ...

The museum will be hosting a Grand Opening Summer Soiree featuring food by Pine Valley Market, cocktails, live music, planetarium stargazing, floral design by Cape Fear Garden Club, and an interactive ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A broken generator fuel line sparked a shed fire Tuesday night, leaving one person injured, New Hanover County fire officials said. According to Deputy Fire Marshal Raymond ...

A judge has ordered a detention facility to allow in-person mental health visits for the man accused of murdering his teenage half-sister in 2022.

Local organizations are hosting the final installment of a summer series of community blood drives at Independence Mall.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Forest Service has awarded $5.6 million to support urban and community forestry projects across the state. The awards are part of the Forest Service’s Urban ...

Communities In Schools of Cape Fear is gearing up for its 26th annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Ron Fallica, a Wilmington-based filmmaker and acting coach, joined Randy Aldridge on WECT News Now to discuss his crowdfunding campaign to produce a pilot for a new television show.

The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record Tuesday in a show of force for hydrogen power.