WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Thousands of port workers may go on strike again as we head into the new year. On January 15, a temporary deal expires between the International Longshoremen’s Association ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - One individual is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car while walking on South College Road in Wilmington on Saturday. Wilmington police say the driver took off ...

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has located 16-year-old Alyssa Leete. The office confirms Leete is safe. Leete was last seen at 1209 Knights Way around 6:30 p.m. Friday, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Greetings on this final day of 2024, and a heart-felt thanks for trusting your First Alert Weather Team through all the ups and downs this year has brought. We look forward ...

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, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington police are searching for two men who robbed a convenience store on Monday night. According to a press release from the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), two men ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hello! The final day of 2024 will feature above-average upper 60s and lower 70s with southwesterlies tapping into a humid airmass. Rain chances will be will briefly tick up ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Trade in the jacket for the umbrella this weekend as rain odds are set to spike, with a low off to the south and an eventual passing front late in the period. Rain chances ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - Oak Island Water Rescue (OIWR) received a donation from the Oxford Emergency Squad of Oxford, New Jersey. OIWR provided consultation for their search for a new vessel.

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 ...