WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - High school football teams around Southeastern North Carolina are gearing up for the 2026 season. Eight teams will kick off their seasons at the Port City Classic Football ...

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.

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Republican U.S. Senate nominee Michael Whatley pitched himself as the “law and order” candidate during a speech at the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police annual ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Liquor prices won’t rise in North Carolina, at least not yet. State officials in Raleigh decided this morning to delay a vote on whether to increase the costs of some popular ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - As job scams continue to spike, several state and local agencies gathered in Brunswick County on Wednesday to teach residents how to protect their careers and ...

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) - UNC Wilmington began fall move-in Wednesday, with students arriving on campus and continuing to do so through the weekend. The university implemented a scheduled move-in ...

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

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 ...

Repair work on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is causing delays in Brunswick County Wednesday.

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.

A broken generator fuel line sparked a shed fire Tuesday night, leaving one person injured, New Hanover County fire officials said.