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WATCH: Staying Ahead of the Storm - Hurricane Season 2023
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Looking ahead to the 2023 storm season
Hurricane Preparedness Week: The best route to take if you must evacuate
Tech Talk: Tips to protect electronic devices, information during severe weather events
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Inland flooding, risks for communities away from the beach
Hurricane Preparedness Week : Making your hurricane prep kit
Hurricane Preparedness Week : The lasting effects of Hurricane Florence
Tracking Nicole in the Cape Fear region
Wilmington firefighters help in Hurricane Ian relief in Florida
How you can help people in Florida from home
Key items that should be inside your hurricane emergency kit
Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4
Duke Energy invests in smart grid technology, devices to stay storm ready
Staying Ahead of the Storm 2022
Tweets by WECTWeather
First Alert Forecast: settled in the tropics, nice here at home
Nice start to the work and school week...
Updated: 6 hours ago
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Gabe Ross
Latest News
Former Sunset Beach police officer accused of sexual harassment, coercion
Updated: 45 minutes ago
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Zach Solon
A former Sunset Beach police officer and the Town of Sunset Beach are defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by a town resident.
Four dogs killed in Oak Island fire, town says that water pressure did not hinder crews
Updated: 46 minutes ago
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Mara McJilton
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Leland announces traffic delays due to crews striping roads
Updated: 51 minutes ago
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WECT Staff
Residents will have minor delays and should not drive through wet paint.
New Hanover County approves budget with half-cent property tax rate decrease
Updated: 1 hour ago
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WECT Staff
The budget includes a half-cent property tax decrease, meaning the county will have a rate of 45 cents in the coming fiscal year.
Nick Paquette chosen to be new Pender High School principal
Updated: 1 hour ago
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WECT Staff
Paquette was also the 2023 recipient of the K-12 Innovation in Education Award.
Cooper aims for safer gun storage
Updated: 3 hours ago
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WITN Web Team
Cooper’s office says the NC S.A.F.E. initiative is part of an ongoing effort at reducing violence and strengthening public safety in North Carolina.