1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (261+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A 60-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to 16 counts of habitual larceny from retail stores across the city. Leon Ross Jr. pleaded guilty last week to charges stemming from thefts…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (177+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington has announced steps to protect sensitive communications following reports of cyberattacks targeting local governments in the region. The city will conduct a security review of its media mailbox system, which provides external access to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (518+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly 30,000 North Carolinians are living with kidney failure, but only a quarter of them received a transplant in 2024. DonKiya Robinson Dailey is among those still waiting. The Wilmington mother has end-stage kidney failure and is searching for a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (360+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The film industry in Wilmington, long known as "Wilmywood" for hosting a number of popular movies and TV shows, saw production spending drop to near-record lows in 2025. Johnny Griffin, the Wilmington Regional Film Commission director, says it's not…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (171+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that North Carolina's price gouging law is in effect as of Friday, Jan. 30, ahead of the weekend winter weather. The price gouging law prohibits excessive price increases during a crisis and takes effect…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (224+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A lawsuit that was filed against the City of Wilmington and the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) in relation to a 2022 death has been dismissed. Val D'Auvray II sued the city and WPD for $25,000 last year over the death…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (249+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is providing thousands of free radon test kits for National Radon Action Month. 8,000 free radon test kits will be available starting Jan. 1. NCDHHS officials advise limiting orders to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (318+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) " Long-time residents of southeastern North Carolina will never forget December 1989, when a historic snowstorm transformed the coastal region into a winter wonderland. The storm system developed from Dec. 22 to 24, 36 years ago, creating the perfect recipe for heavy snow:…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (101+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Officials with the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) have shared details about reports of an active shooter at a Walmart on Wednesday morning. According to WPD, officers responded to a call about a possible active shooter at the Walmart…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (242+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. Wilmington small business owner Jessica Bichler filed for candidacy in N.C. Senate District 7, announcing her bid for a seat Democrats view as a key opportunity to break the Republican supermajority in 2026. District 7 encompasses most of New Hanover County and represents…...