Sunday, May 19 2013 9:53 AM EDT2013-05-19 13:53:11 GMT
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – According to a post on the Brunswick County's Sheriff's Office Facebook page, a swimmer who went missing earlier this week was recovered Sunday morning. 21-year-old KwesiMore >>
The body of a missing swimmer has been recovered. It happened around 7 a.m. Sunday morning. More >>
Sanah Sayani joined WECT in June 2012. Sanah received a fellowship from Raycom Media. As part of her fellowship, she receives training in every department of the news station. She spends most of her timeMore >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 1:35 PM EDT2013-05-15 17:35:57 GMT
The mother of a Hough High School freshman says her son made a mistake by writing the N-word on a piece of paper while on a school bus. Four students were disciplined after a driver riding behind a Charlotte-MecklenburgMore >>
Four students were disciplined after a driver riding behind a Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District (CMS) school bus in Huntersville took a picture of the message. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 3:22 PM EDT2013-05-18 19:22:59 GMT
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A helicopter made an emergency landing near the 8700 block of Sidbury Road in the New Hanover County. No one on board the chopper was injured. Very few details are availableMore >>
A helicopter made an emergency landing near the 8700 block of Sidbury Road in the New Hanover County.More >>
At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located threeMore >>
A man said he, his wife and his daughter were all punched because they were in the "wrong neighborhood" when they stopped to get gas at night. More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-14 22:33:02 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A man robbed a Myrtle Beach pharmacy early Tuesday morning, making off with over 200 pills of oxycodone, a police report states. Police responded to reports of an armed robberyMore >>
A man robbed a Myrtle Beach pharmacy early Tuesday morning, making off with over 200 pills of oxycodone, a police report states.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:58 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:58:10 GMT
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A process that could potentially remove an elected official from office will continue as scheduled in New Hanover County. The amotion process for County Commissioner BrianMore >>
A process that could potentially remove an elected official from office will continue as scheduled in New Hanover County.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:18 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:18:11 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC - (WECT) - Limo drivers from different companies went to the Wilmington Fire Station on Market Street Sunday, to learn what to do in case one of their cars catches on fire. Drivers sayMore >>
Limo drivers from different companies went to the Wilmington Fire Station on Market Street Sunday, to learn what to do in case one of their cars catches on fire.More >>
Thursday, April 25 2013 2:21 PM EDT2013-04-25 18:21:17 GMT
Charges have now been filed against a Cleveland mother for tying her 9-year-old daughter to a chair naked and beating her. A charge of kidnapping has been filed Domonique Jones. A kidnapping charge canMore >>
Charges have now been filed against a Cleveland mother for tying her 9-year-old daughter to a chair naked and beating her.
A charge of kidnapping has been filed against Domonique Jones.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:06 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:06:27 GMT
PORTSMOUTH, VA (WECT) - The Coast Guard rescues a heart attack victim from Carnival Splendor, approximately 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, NC. According to press release, Carnival Splendor's medical crewsMore >>
The Coast Guard rescues a heart attack victim from Carnival Splendor, approximately 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, NC.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:40 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:40:22 GMT
A 60 year old newspaper delivery man died in a car crash in Columbus County Friday morning. The accident happened on US 76 near the Cerro Gordo community. According to investigators, John Campbell, 60,More >>
A 60-year-old newspaper delivery man died in a car crash in Columbus County Friday morning.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:04 PM EDT2013-05-16 16:04:12 GMT
BREVARD, NC (AP) - Authorities say a 4-year-old Transylvania County boy has died after being left in a hot van for about seven hours. Sheriff David Mahoney said the child was in the van early WednesdayMore >>
Authorities say a 4-year-old Transylvania County boy has died after being left in a hot van for about seven hours.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:22 AM EDT2013-05-16 04:22:42 GMT
JOHNSTOWN, PA (WTAJ/CNN) - A bus driver in Pennsylvania got an unexpected passenger on his route earlier this week. A scared deer crashed through his windshield and had a panic attack as it tried to escape.More >>
A scared deer crashed through his windshield and had a panic attack as it tried to escape.More >>
The internal affairs division of the Wilmington Police Department is reviewing dash cam video of a recent arrest of a man accused of stealing about a dollar in change from a local credit union.More >>
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