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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Duke Energy Outage Map reports that many customers in southeastern North Carolina may be without power this morning.As of 5 a.m. on March 27, there are around 82 … [Read more...] about Power outages reported in southeastern N.C.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Fire Rescue responded to a call Sunday afternoon about a home being struck by lightning. The call came in just after 1 p.m. from a house in the … [Read more...] about New Hanover County home struck by lightning, causes small fire

Mobile home fire in Bladen County.(Elizabethtown Fire Department)Published: Mar. 27, 2023 at 12:14 AM EDT|Updated: 5 hours agoBLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A White Oak home was damaged in a fire Sunday … [Read more...] about Bladen County home total loss due to fire

BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - Four years after it first opened and several renovations later, the Monty’s Home thrift store in Burgaw continues to help shelter dogs find loving homes.The thrift store, … [Read more...] about Thrift store for animal lovers sees growth in effort to support shelter dogs

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Commissioner Deb Hays passed away suddenly on March 25. Hays likely suffered from a heart attack.“This is a shock for all of us and is a tremendous loss … [Read more...] about New Hanover County Commissioner Deb Hays dies

SHALLOTTE, N.C. (WECT) - Three men are in custody after an incident at the Walmart in Shallotte around 7p.m. Friday.A Walmart employee stopped a Shallotte Police Sergeant and said a female wanted to … [Read more...] about Immigration Authorities issue detainer for three men arrested at Shallotte Walmart for sexual assault, obtaining property by false pretense

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - People from across the community showed up Saturday for a walkathon at Laney High School to honor a student who passed away earlier this month.The Walk-a-Thon raised money … [Read more...] about Community hosts walkathon in honor of Laney High School student

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Almost three years after Robert Bonham first went missing, his family and community continue to search for a sign of where he may be.A rally to find Bonham Saturday … [Read more...] about Search for Pender County man continues nearly 3 years after disappearance

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, a bid that will likely require him besting Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to earn the … [Read more...] about North Carolina treasurer Folwell running for governor in 2024

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Battling cancer is no easy feat, and sometimes finding treatment is an even harder battle.For some blood cancers, there aren’t many treatment options, to begin with, and it’s … [Read more...] about Be The Match event aiming to raise awareness and find donors for blood cancer patients needing stem cell transplants