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By WECT Staff | April 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM EDT – Updated April 1 at 9:01 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A new policy will allow UNCW students to opt into pass/fail grading for many of their courses after the spring semester ends and grades are reported, the university announced Tuesday. The policy states […]

By CBS 17 Digital Desk | April 1, 2020 at 8:11 AM EDT – Updated April 1 at 8:11 AM TROY, N.C. (WNCN) – A Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputy has died from the coronavirus, according to a Facebook post by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Our deepest sympathy to our neighboring county, the officer’s […]

A waitress takes a patron’s order at a restaurant. (Source: Pixabay) By WECT Staff | April 1, 2020 at 7:12 AM EDT – Updated April 1 at 7:12 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Employees of a local restaurant got a pleasant surprise on Tuesday! Earlier this week, the operators of Brunches and King Neptune announced […]

By WECT Staff | April 1, 2020 at 6:36 AM EDT – Updated April 1 at 6:36 AM COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – In a Facebook post explaining his request for a curfew, Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said that “a gummy bear has more teeth than the Governor’s stay at home order” and that […]

Skip to content Your First Alert Forecast from Wed. morning, Apr. 1, 2020 By Gannon Medwick | April 1, 2020 at 4:30 AM EDT – Updated April 1 at 11:00 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Good Wednesday to you and thanks for checking in! Blustery, chilly winds may have you reaching for a jacket on […]

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Despite many displays of community support as life adjusts to the novel coronavirus, one elected official says he’s been made aware of an ugly side-effect of efforts to promote social distancing: racism. “Over the course of the last couple of days I’ve received several phone calls and texts from folks that […]

By WECT Staff | March 31, 2020 at 4:43 PM EDT – Updated March 31 at 4:51 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) – Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced that he has signed an executive order that will prohibit utilities from disconnecting people who are unable to pay during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The order applies […]

By Jon Evans | March 31, 2020 at 4:12 PM EDT – Updated March 31 at 5:54 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The coronavirus pandemic is impacting all segments of life in America, and likely will for the near future. There is a new program designed to help two segments of the Wilmington community facing […]

By Bill Murray | March 31, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT – Updated March 31 at 7:10 PM SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) – Dozens upon dozens of area restaurants have been struggling with a new business model these last few weeks: take out or delivery only. But Gourmet to Go and Catering in Southport, NC, has […]