Carole Wirszyla

Currently, the only Harris Teeter in Southeastern North Carolina giving COVID-19 vaccinations is the Surf City Crossing Harris Teeter at 203, Alston Blvd. in Hampstead.

Former New Hanover County Deputy Jordan Kita and Austin Wood appeared in Pender County Court Thursday, February 18 facing charges filed against them in connection with a ‘mob’ incident that happened on May 8, 2020.

Three people died and 10 people were injured as the tornado ripped through 22 miles of Brunswick and Columbus counties on February 15, 2021 in less than 30 minutes

Bladen County Hospital is the first in WECT’s five-county viewing area to receive a shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday evening

Cheri Beasley requested a hand-to-eye recount of a random sample of precincts Wednesday night.

Wilmington Police Department is conducting an investigation into a shooting that happened Friday afternoon

In this first analysis, of the 95 cases of COVID-19 observed, only five were detected in the vaccine test group versus 90 in the placebo group. This resulted in a vaccine efficacy rate of 94.5%.

Unlike with early voting where people can choose where to vote, Election Day ballots must be cast at the polling place assigned to each registered voter.

Moderna, Inc. announced Thursday it had completed enrollment of 30,000 participants in the Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial

Pender County Schools Board of Education votes against transitioning K-5 students to Plan A at a meeting Tuesday evening.

New businesses are opening as more restaurants and bars are succumbing to the economic challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic

Isaias briefly intensified to a Category 1 hurricane Monday, August 3 before making an official landfall at Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County at 11:10 p.m.

Hurricane Isaias is currently on track to impact southeastern North Carolina with significant rain, high winds, storm surge and flooding.

At an interim meeting held Tuesday evening, Board of Education members considered a switch to reopening New Hanover County Schools under Plan C—virtual learning—for the first grading period.

A Wilmington medical practice has been selected by Trial Management Associates, LLC (TMA) to conduct the first COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial in the United States.

Shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, protesters took to the streets in downtown Wilmington and tensions rose when they sat in the middle of North 3rd Street

Throughout the evening, there were alternating moments of silence, chanting and reading of names of those who had died at the hands of law enforcement.