Saturday, May 25 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-05-26 03:04:50 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT)- Police in Wilmington are looking for a suspect this morning after an apparent stabbing and robbery of a woman early Saturday morning around 1:45 a.m. According to New Hanover CountyMore >>
Police in Wilmington are looking for a suspect after an apparent stabbing and robbery that happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-05-25 22:49:46 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Hundreds of protestors marched the streets of downtown Wilmington on Saturday to stand up against a big company that produces genetically modified food. Wilmington is one of 250More >>
Hundreds of protestors marched the streets of downtown Wilmington on Saturday to stand up against a big company that produces genetically modified food.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:02:43 GMT
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A 17-year-old was killed in a car crash in Bolivia Friday night. Isiah Randolph died in a single-car wreck on Galloway Road off of Highway 17 around 7:30 p.m. AccordingMore >>
A 17-year-old was killed in a car crash in Bolivia Friday night.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:51:25 GMT
TABOR CITY, NC (WECT) – Authorities are on the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle on Hwy. 701 near the South Carolina border, a highway patrol official has confirmed. The wreck took place a littleMore >>
Authorities are on the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle on Hwy. 701 near the South Carolina border, a highway patrol official has confirmed.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:10:53 GMT
LELAND, NC (WECT) – An elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night while riding his bicycle, according to a spokesperson for the Leland Police Department. The man, 74, was riding hisMore >>
An elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night while riding his bicycle, according to a spokesperson for the Leland Police Department.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:54:13 GMT
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Highway Patrol Troopers are on the scene of a deadly wreck on Interstate 140 near I-40 in New Hanover County. We're told the accident happened in the westbound lanes betweenMore >>
Highway Patrol Troopers said the driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a wreck on Interstate 140 near I-40 in New Hanover County Saturday morning.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:12 GMT
DALLAS (WFSS/CNN) – There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. Breathing in the alcohol vapors gets you buzzed fast and some say you don't ingest any emptyMore >>
There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. But doctors say it's dangerous. More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-25 04:13:18 GMT
WALLACE, NC (WECT) – During his days coaching at Wallace-Rose Hill High School fans packed the stands at Legion Stadium to watch Jack Holley's Bulldogs. On Friday night thousands returned to the site ofMore >>
During his days coaching at Wallace-Rose Hill High School fans packed the stands at Legion Stadium to watch Jack Holley's Bulldogs. On Friday night thousands returned to the site of so many wins to honor the coaching legend.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:03:49 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A North Carolina woman was arrested Friday morning for indecent exposure after officers saw her wearing a thong swimsuit. Tiara Monique Garness, 22, was arrested at about 5 a.m.More >>
A North Carolina woman was arrested Friday morning for indecent exposure after officers saw her wearing a thong swimsuit.More >>
Two men have been arrested after they failed to stop for police Thursday night resulting in a wreck on Princess Place Drive, according to a news release from the New Hanover Co. Sheriff's Office.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:23:59 GMT
Rep. McIntyre "disappointed" in Boy Scouts for lifting ban on gay youth. More >>
Even though Boy Scouts of America voted to lift its ban on having openly gay scouts participate in the program Thursday, Cape Fear Boy Scout officials voted no toward the change in policy.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:04:23 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A driver tried to run from deputies but hit another car on Princess Place Drive. More >>
Two men have been arrested after they failed to stop for police Thursday night resulting in a wreck on Princess Place Drive, according to a news release from the New Hanover Co. Sheriff's Office.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:21:10 GMT
SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/NBC) - Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed. "I feel like this one question doesn't justifyMore >>
Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:12 PM EDT2013-05-26 03:12:30 GMT
(RNN/KENS/CNN) - At least one person in San Antonio has died Saturday during heavy flooding caused by rain that dumped more than a foot of water on some parts of the area. Police confirmed a woman's bodyMore >>
Firefighters in San Antonio are still looking for two missing people after heavy rain and flooding swamped the area and left thousands without power.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-05-26 02:55:44 GMT
USL PRO Press Release ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando City SC (8-1-2, 26 points) defeated the visiting Wilmington Hammerheads (2-5-0, 6 points) 4-1 on Saturday night at Fifth Third Bank Field at the Florida CitrusMore >>
Orlando City SC (8-1-2, 26 points) defeated the visiting Wilmington Hammerheads (2-5-0, 6 points) 4-1 on Saturday night at Fifth Third Bank Field at the Florida Citrus Bowl.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 10:33 PM EDT2013-05-26 02:33:24 GMT
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) - David Lawson scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter to lift Duke to a 16-14 victory against Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse semifinals at Lincoln Financial FieldMore >>
David Lawson scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter to lift Duke to a 16-14 victory against Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 9:44 PM EDT2013-05-26 01:44:56 GMT
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) –A local girl will be the center of attention at the Coca Cola 600 this holiday weekend. Amanda Brooke Butcher will sing 'God Bless America' at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.More >>
A girl from White Oak, NC will be the center of attention at the Coca Cola 600 this holiday weekend.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 9:04 PM EDT2013-05-26 01:04:09 GMT
(RNN) - Two-year-old girls rule the world. If you in any way doubt that statement, you obviously do not have nor have ever had a 2-year-old girl. One thing that Matt Clarke made abundantly clear in a video heMore >>
Two-year-old girls rule the world. If you in any way doubt that statement, you obviously do not have nor have ever had a 2-year-old girl.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:14 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:14:10 GMT
LAKE WACCAMAW, NC (WECT) - Waccamaw Outdoors in Lake Waccamaw held a groundbreaking Friday for its new location off of Chauncey Town Road. Owner Charles Hickman says the new location will have a have aMore >>
Waccamaw Outdoors in Lake Waccamaw held a groundbreaking Friday for its new location off of Chauncey Town Road.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:13 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:13:09 GMT
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged recently in connection to possession of marijuana, authorities with the Bladen County Sheriff's Office say. Roderick Lee Hicks ofMore >>
A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged recently in connection to possession of marijuana, authorities with the Bladen County Sheriff's Office say.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:11 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:11:39 GMT
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A lot of people at local beaches have gotten a rare opportunity to glimpse a gray seal. First, it was spotted earlier this month on Wrightsville Beach. Since then, it'sMore >>
A lot of people at local beaches have gotten a rare opportunity to glimpse a gray seal.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:01 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:01:42 GMT
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Brunswick County Schools is coming out in opposition of the approval of South Brunswick Charter School. In a Local Education Agency Impact Statement, which will be sent toMore >>
In a scathing statement, Brunswick County School officials come out against a new charter school, accusing the man behind the proposal of profiting from taxpayer dollars.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 3:57 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:57:15 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT)- Police in Wilmington say a person on a moped ran into the back of a white Subaru vehicle at the intersection of Covil Ave. and Market St. around 11:30 p.m. Friday night. The driverMore >>
Police in Wilmington say a person on a moped ran into the back of a white Subaru vehicle at the intersection of Covil Ave. and Market St. around 11:30 p.m. Friday night. More >>
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to...More >>
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it...More >>
Police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians.More >>
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a...More >>
Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead despite a court order.More >>
Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march.More >>
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that...More >>
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates...More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(RNN) - An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center has called it an "extremely active"More >>
An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season.More >>
Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 people.More >>
A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an...More >>
At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.More >>
At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 1:19 AM EDT2013-05-25 05:19:54 GMT
HARRISONBURG, Va. (May 24, 2013) – Pete Castoldi's bases-loaded single to right gave fifth-seeded Northeastern a 5-4 walk-off victory over #1 UNCW in 11 innings at the CAA Baseball Championship on FridayMore >>
Pete Castoldi's bases-loaded single to right gave fifth-seeded Northeastern a 5-4 walk-off victory over #1 UNCW in 11 innings at the CAA Baseball Championship on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Park.More >>
A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws.More >>
A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws.More >>
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.More >>
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.More >>
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.More >>
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.More >>
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.More >>
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.More >>
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.More >>
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.More >>
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.More >>
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.More >>
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.More >>
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park...More >>
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...More >>
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...More >>
The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said.More >>
The search for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing at least two people, ended unsuccessfully Saturday, a town official said.More >>
A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area.More >>
Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes.More >>
An Oregon high school student is being charged with attempted murder after the authorities say he planned to attack his high school with bombs.More >>
An Oregon teenager intended to blow up his school in a plot "forged and inspired by the model of the Columbine shootings" and he will be charged with attempted aggravated murder, a prosecutor said late Saturday.More >>
Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it...More >>
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation.More >>
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass Saturday in southeast Missouri, injuring seven people.More >>
A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously.More >>
Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore.More >>
Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore.More >>
The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip.More >>
The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip.More >>
A man who pleaded guilty to drug charges in January was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.More >>
The Cape Fear River Rowing Club is hosting an open house soon at the Wilmington Marine Center, located at 3410 River Road, according to an event organizer.More >>
A 27-year-old Myrtle Beach man was convicted in Brunswick County Superior Court Wednesday for trafficking in cocaine, according to a spokesperson for the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office.More >>
A couple that said their "I do's" at a Free Comic Book Day event in Wilmington one year ago returned to celebrate the anniversary of their unusual nuptials on Saturday.More >>
This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion.More >>
Athletes, students, alumni and faculty of UNCW held a rally Wednesday on the front steps of Trask Coliseum. Their message was simple: save the five sports teams that are on the chopping block.More >>
Athletes, students, alumni and faculty of UNCW held a rally Wednesday on the front steps of Trask Coliseum. Their message was simple: save the five sports teams that are on the chopping block.More >>
Officers with the Wilmington Police Department are stepping up efforts to keep drivers safe on the roads. Be sure to "click it" or face getting a ticket for not wearing your seatbelt.More >>
Officers with the Wilmington Police Department are stepping up efforts to keep drivers safe on the roads. Be sure to "click it" or face getting a ticket for not wearing your seatbelt.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:28 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:28:37 GMT
KATHMANDU, NEPAL (CNN) - The next time you think you're too old to try something, think again. An 80-year-old Japanese man became the oldest person to reach the top of Mt. Everest Thursday, officialsMore >>
The oldest man to ever reach the summit of Mt. Everest has done it twice before.More >>
Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.More >>
Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:36:09 GMT
BARTOW, FL (BAY NEWS 9/CNN) - A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday. Kiera Wilmot was arrested last month on two felonyMore >>
A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:54:13 GMT
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Highway Patrol Troopers are on the scene of a deadly wreck on Interstate 140 near I-40 in New Hanover County. We're told the accident happened in the westbound lanes betweenMore >>
Highway Patrol Troopers said the driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a wreck on Interstate 140 near I-40 in New Hanover County Saturday morning.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:21:10 GMT
SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/NBC) - Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed. "I feel like this one question doesn't justifyMore >>
Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:04:23 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A driver tried to run from deputies but hit another car on Princess Place Drive. More >>
Two men have been arrested after they failed to stop for police Thursday night resulting in a wreck on Princess Place Drive, according to a news release from the New Hanover Co. Sheriff's Office.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-05-26 03:04:50 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT)- Police in Wilmington are looking for a suspect this morning after an apparent stabbing and robbery of a woman early Saturday morning around 1:45 a.m. According to New Hanover CountyMore >>
Police in Wilmington are looking for a suspect after an apparent stabbing and robbery that happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:10:53 GMT
LELAND, NC (WECT) – An elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night while riding his bicycle, according to a spokesperson for the Leland Police Department. The man, 74, was riding hisMore >>
An elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night while riding his bicycle, according to a spokesperson for the Leland Police Department.More >>
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