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|By Mara McJilton
The pandemic played a role with many teachers retiring because of the virus-- but the school district couldn’t find an equal number of new ones.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Lowell Rose
Keeping your filters clean is an important part of maintaining your air conditioner.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
Check out this week’s episode of Cape Fear Gardening!
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Ann McAdams
To hold the former police chief or other town officials criminally responsible for Cinotti’s actions, prosecutors would have to prove intent. Specifically, that they knew Cinotti was not qualified to be an officer and intentionally placed him in that role anyway.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Zach Solon
Southeastern North Carolina saw its hottest day of 2022 so far on Thursday, with temperatures climbing above 90 degrees.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
According to officials with the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded to a house on Trowbridge St. at around noon.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Michael Praats
For most people, convenience stores, like those attached to gas stations are a place to get a drink and maybe some snacks, but for others, they serve as a place to get their next high.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
Investigators found and seized over 500 grams of Cocaine and over 500 grams of Marijuana with an estimated value of $27,000.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
Rivers first announced that she would be entering the transfer portal last month, fresh off of winning a national championship.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
Kason Durante Johnson, 43, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the shooting on N. Lewis Street on May 2.
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Updated: 13 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
Drivers may wish to take alternative routes due to the large volume of traffic in areas where graduation ceremonies are being held.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
The section of road between Cape Fear Blvd, and the Kure Beach line will be closed to traffic temporarily
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Carole Wirszyla
The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice article describes commissioners’ disappointment with PCS and Superintendent Hill for not being at the meeting to present the bond request.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
A 19-year-old woman was severely injured after falling off a moving golf cart early on Wednesday, May 18.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
A car was reported stolen from the Walmart at Monkey Junction only a few hours ago. A detective in an unmarked car spotted the vehicle, drove behind, and called for a marked unit.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
Thursday's groundbreaking kickstarts the renovation and expansion of UNCW's William Madison Randall Library.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
In 2022, a record 19,900 children across the state will receive a lifesaving bike helmet.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office was able to locate and return a stolen boat to its owner on May 15.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By WECT Staff
The 7th Annual Coastal Duck Derby returns to the Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park on Friday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Jamie Boulet
Even before the court's decision, short-term rentals were steadily rising in popularity.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:36 PM EDT
|By Mara McJilton
“I was sitting on the other end of town and I heard a loud explosion. I [came] out on the street and I [saw] a bunch of smoke at that point,” Chadbourn Police officer Johnathan Driggers said.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:56 PM EDT
|By Kassie Simmons
KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - People are flocking to Kure Beach -- but not for the ocean views like you might expect. In fact, the attraction people are hoping to see is a couple of blocks off the oceanfront.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Kassie Simmons
A planned development may soon bring nearly 2,000 new families to the Leland area.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Kassie Simmons
Nine people died last year after they overdosed on counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Cugino Forno has already invested $500,000 in outfitting a 4,000 square-foot space for the location and will create 12 part-time and full-time jobs once opened.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Annual Seaside Soccer Classic and the Beach Wrestling National Championships are returning to New Hanover County
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By Frances Weller
Victoria Gore is hoping to purchase an incubator for her classroom through DonorsChoose, an online charity that helps teachers get funding for school projects.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Zach Solon and WECT Staff
Police say that 55-year-old John Allen Garisto was fatally shot by William Henry Bennett, 61, just before 3 p.m.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Anyone with information should call 910-343-3609.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:13 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Stacia Strong
Scientists say new climate change data shows more areas need to become resilient against projected stronger, wetter, and slower-moving storms.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 1:37 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
An investigation is underway by the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation and the District Attorney’s Office.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 1:03 PM EDT
|By Jon Evans
A handful of area baseball teams have advanced into the fourth round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association playoffs, and are just two wins away from playing for state championships.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 11:22 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
An explosion was heard across the street from the motel at 4:30 Wednesday morning
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 11:03 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
A Silver Alert has been issued by the Morrisville Police Department for a man possibly headed to Wilmington.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:26 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The National Endowment for the Arts gave a $15,000 award to the CFCC’s Wilson Center to support the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 7:25 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
WECT was able to invite a few of the candidates from the local primary elections to Carolina in the Morning
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 9:53 PM EDT
|By Mara McJilton
Rouzer, a former state senator who now lives in Wilmington, is running for what would be his fifth term in the House of Representatives.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:08 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd will face Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s Senate race after both easily clinched primary victories Tuesday night.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Daniella Hankey
Nyquist will be starting a new partnership called the Olympic Development Academy program. The program helps young children who have a passion for BMX riding and creates a path for them to get to the Olympics.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Storms on Monday evening brought substantial rain that helped fully contain the fire.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Witnesses said numerous NHC Sheriff's Office and EMS vehicles could be seen racing to the area around 3:30 p.m.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By Zach Solon
Former Roland-Grise Middle School Band Teacher Peter Frank has been found guilty on more than a dozen counts of sex crimes involving a student.
Governor Roy Cooper orders U.S. and NC flags to half-staff to honor victims in Buffalo mass shooting
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The order stems from a racially-motivated mass shooting that took place Saturday, May 14, claiming the lives of ten people in Buffalo, New York.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 1:26 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Sheriff Alan Cutler, who is seeking a second term as the top law enforcer in Pender County, is facing two challengers in the Republican primary election - Holly Ridge Police Chief Mike Sorg and Mike Korn.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 1:23 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
McMahon has served as New Hanover County Sheriff since his appointment to the position in 2009.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Guests gathered to watch the fashion show at the Landfall Country Club with a goal of raising $30,000 to benefit local students in need.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The GPS tracking system in the rented vehicle helped investigators track down the suspects while they were stealing a trailer and golf carts.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 12:24 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Hate crimes continue to rise in the United States, and North Carolina in particular saw an increase of about 75% between 2018 and 2020.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The Cape Fear Collective’s Healthy Communities NC dashboard now covers all 100 counties and 2,195 census tracts in North Carolina.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Without intervention by the treatment system, contaminated groundwater will continue to enter the river and impact water supplies downstream.