Towns, cities and organizations are inviting the community to ring in the New Year with fun events across the region.

A spokesperson for the county fire department said the smell is swamp gas, which the fire rescue can’t do anything to fix.

RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (WECT) - A family of three has been displaced from their home after a house fire on Waterline Way Sunday, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast for Christmas week is tranquil with low rain chances, lots of sun, and patchy fog. Temperatures will peak in the seasonably chilly 50s Monday, dip ...

Crews with Duke Energy have restored power in the Love Grove neighborhood.

The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) gave back to the community with the annual ‘Santa Cop’ event on Friday, Dec. 19. Officials say that work will stop in Carolina Beach as the current dredge moves ...

The Lumbee Tribe receives federal recognition after years of advocating for their heritage and place in history.

COLUMBUS CO., N.C. (WECT) - As the song goes, there’s no place like home for the holidays, but for one family in Columbus ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - ’Tis the season for horse-drawn carriages, winter date nights and live music, all in downtown ...

Federal investigators are examining the wreckage of a business jet that crashed in North Carolina, killing retired NASCAR ...

The hearing will be held unless the North Carolina Department of Insurance and the NCRB negotiate a settlement beforehand.