Carole Wirszyla
Digital Content Producer
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UNC Wilmington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship launched a partnership between the community and the college called the Alliance for the Blue Economy, or “All Blue” this week.
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Testing combined with other prevention strategies helps prevent outbreaks and reduce further transmission in schools.
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The three bills signed into law by Governor Cooper Friday will help bridge the growing gap in academic achievement.
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This could be a life saver for many of the one in five adults who experience mental illness every year. It could also help people dealing with substance abuse disorder or addiction.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Cheri Beasley requested a hand-to-eye recount of a random sample of precincts Wednesday night.
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Wilmington Police Department is conducting an investigation into a shooting that happened Friday afternoon
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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%.
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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.
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Moderna, Inc. announced Thursday it had completed enrollment of 30,000 participants in the Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial
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Pender County Schools Board of Education votes against transitioning K-5 students to Plan A at a meeting Tuesday evening.
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New businesses are opening as more restaurants and bars are succumbing to the economic challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.