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By WECT Staff | October 21, 2020 at 6:10 AM EDT - Updated October 21 at 6:10 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Forest Hills Global Elementary School is hosting a food drive and asking … [Read more...] about Annual Forest Hills Elementary community food drive happening today

Skip to content City Council votes to close mixed-use zoning loophole By WECT Staff | October 20, 2020 at 11:06 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 11:57 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. … [Read more...] about Wilmington City Council approves changes to land development code for mixed use projects

By Emily Featherston | October 20, 2020 at 7:57 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 7:57 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The husband of Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris … [Read more...] about Sen. Kamala Harris’ husband campaigns in Port City

By Kendall McGee | October 20, 2020 at 7:09 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 8:08 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office welcomed a new addition to the force … [Read more...] about New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office introduces K9 Mara

By Kendall McGee | October 20, 2020 at 6:33 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 8:16 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - An uptick in gun violence is not unique to our area, but it’s something the … [Read more...] about WPD is adding resources to gun violence reduction plan released this summer

By WECT Staff | October 20, 2020 at 4:55 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 4:55 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - A Southport man will spend five years in prison after he was sentenced Tuesday on … [Read more...] about Southport man gets 5-year prison sentence on federal drug charges

Skip to content The New Hanover County Health and Human Services board voted Tuesday on the revised drafted rule to ban smoking and e-cigarette use in the county. (Source: Photo WLOX) … [Read more...] about NHC Health Department votes on amended tobacco use proposal

By WECT Staff | October 20, 2020 at 3:51 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 9:04 PM BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County School Board voted 3-1 to approve Plan A for K-5 students at a meeting … [Read more...] about Pender County Schools approves Plan A for K-5 students

By WECT Staff | October 20, 2020 at 3:36 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 10:25 PM Nicole Nichelle Nelson (who is known as Lily Nicole), 33, Marion Timothy Joyner, 34, Joshua Gordon Zieseniss, … [Read more...] about Prominent protester, Lily Nicole, among several arrested for damaging downtown Trump sign

Candidates for the state senate and the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will take part in Wednesday’s Power Breakfast, hosted by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal. (Source: GWBJ) … [Read more...] about Senate, county commissioner candidates to take part in Power Breakfast