WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Keep your winter coat handy as a series of cold high pressures builds in. As yet, your First Alert Forecast does not explicitly contain snow, though computer models display a ...

ASH, N.C. (WECT) - Two people were ejected from their cars after a car crash in Ash on Saturday. Both people were taken to the hospital. So far, there has been no update on their conditions. State ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The Southport Board of Alderman updated two sections dealing with public rights-of-way city ordinances. On Dec. 12, the board met and adopted updates to Section 16-8, ...

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - Hampstead is home for Tracy Smith, her husband, and their 7-year-old grandson Cason. It’s also where they say a neighbor’s dog attacked Cason just over a month ago. While ...

“I feel bad that I scared people,” she told WECT, “but I don’t feel bad for defending myself.” According to an announcement, NCDOT will close both direction of Malpass Corner Road near U.S. 421 at 8 a ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - With upcoming cold temperatures the warming shelter in Wilmington will be opening their doors on Tuesday, but they’ve made changes in the new year. In a Facebook post, the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As temperatures around southeast North Carolina dropped sub-freezing over the weekend, nonprofit organizations increased their efforts to ensure people in the community ...

SURF CITY, N.C. (WECT) -Renovations to the Soundside Park boat ramp are now underway after being postponed last month, according to a Facebook post on the the Town of Surf City. The renovations will ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -Despite plentiful sunshine, Your First Alert Forecast will feature daily highs in the 50s and 40s with overnight lows in the 20s and 30s. During these cold times, remember ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover High School is looking a little different this year due to a year-long renovation project school leaders say is much needed. “The focus right now is to shore up ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s a wake up call that might catch a lot of people off guard. Alcohol consumption is now the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States. “More people ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is gearing up for controlled burn season. From January through August, people who live in and near longleaf pine forests from Sandhills to the ...