Contaminated soil at the Kerr-McGee Superfund site in Navassa will be hauled to an off-site landfill as part of the next ...

A Columbus County man was arrested after arrest warrants allege he kidnapped and strangled a woman with a shotgun.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking federal regulators to tighten rules aimed at stopping scam robocalls.

A driver traveling south on 16th Street struck a pole and then crashed into the New Hanover County STAR Center on Tuesday, ...

North Carolina recorded 157 new cyclosporiasis cases in a single week, bringing the total to 718 since May 1, state health ...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A South Carolina woman turned $3 into $100,000 after purchasing a Powerball ticket in Columbus ...

Tuesday, July 28, to extend Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes’ contract by one year, pushing his deal through 2030.

A Wilmington man is facing multiple charges, including two felonies, after allegedly assaulting a Wrightsville Beach police ...

Carol Geary, with the Island Arts Council, joined Randy Aldridge on WECT News Now to discuss its first-ever juried exhibit, ...

A First Alert Weather Day is in play for this Tuesday with stressfully hot 90s with “feels like” values of 105+, prompting a ...

According to the county’s $219,000 contract with Flock, the sheriff’s office operates 20 license plate readers.

Nearly 1,200 martial arts competitors will descend on Wilmington this weekend for the “Kickin’ It at the Beach” tournament at ...