Six months after 16-year-old Autumn Spivey was killed in a drive-by shooting, investigators have made no arrests, and her family is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to one. A family ...

Much of North Carolina, including the Wilmington area, is now listed under severe or extreme drought conditions, and local ...

Dr. Jim Leutze, who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina Wilmington from 1990 to 2003, died over the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $7 million grant to stabilize the eroding bank at Snow’s Cut, the waterway ...

The Wilson Center will host Community Day this Saturday, offering discounted Broadway tickets and a range of free activities ...

CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (WECT) - One person is dead and another is hospitalized following a four-vehicle crash on U.S. 117 South ...

A crash with injuries has closed Beach Drive in both directions near the Dollar General and Ace Hardware, according to the Calabash Fire Department.

The Town of Topsail Beach has appointed Sergeant Timothy Flewwellin as interim chief of police, effective Aug. 1, following the retirement of Police Chief Sam Gervase.

Columbus County officials are under scrutiny after a state performance audit found late and incomplete financial audits, a ...

Deputies responded to the 5200 block of Blue Clay Road, where one person was shot with a pellet gun, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected ...

Bladen County has declared a Stage 1 voluntary water conservation notice, asking all water customers to reduce usage by 5% to protect the county’s water supply.

The Wilmington Fire Department has installed 100 SmartBurners in on-campus apartments at UNC Wilmington’s Seahawk Crossing to reduce the risk of cooking fires.