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On Target Staffing is holding the drive-through event on Sept. 21. It’s from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Old Time Pottery located at 4302 Shipyard Blvd. (Source: Ap Graphics Bank) … [Read more...] about Drive-through hiring event taking place in Wilmington Monday

By Kendall McGee | September 19, 2020 at 10:01 PM EDT - Updated September 20 at 4:16 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A task force comprised of local health advocates and physicians are banding … [Read more...] about First Year Cape Fear fights to eliminate racial disparities in infant mortality rates

By Michael Praats | September 19, 2020 at 6:17 PM EDT - Updated September 19 at 7:49 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - UNCW is making changes to rules regulating free expression and the placement … [Read more...] about UNCW to remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ banners from campus buildings and move them to an art exhibit

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place Saturday afternoon in Longwood. (Source: Jones County Sheriff's Department) By WECT Staff | September … [Read more...] about Brunswick County investigating Saturday afternoon shooting in Longwood

Skip to content Keith Eric Johnson Jr. (Source: Brunswick County Sheriff's Office) By WECT Staff | September 19, 2020 at 1:39 PM EDT - Updated September 19 at 2:35 PM … [Read more...] about Leland man arrested and held on $1 million bond for statutory rape and more

By WECT Staff | September 19, 2020 at 12:16 PM EDT - Updated September 19 at 12:16 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Due to changes in the state’s guidance to school districts for Plan A/B/C … [Read more...] about Citing changes at state level, NHCS reschedules virtual town hall meetings

(Source: KEYC News Now, File) By WECT Staff | September 19, 2020 at 11:32 AM EDT - Updated September 19 at 11:32 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A broken power pole in Wrightsville … [Read more...] about Salisbury Street in Wrightsville Beach closed for power pole repairs

The Pender County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in locating Vicente Sanchez. (Source: Pender Co. Sheriff's Office) By Gabrielle Williams | September 19, 2020 at … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Wanted man seen fleeing Rocky Point in a white truck with a female

Skip to content Video posted on Pender County Schools. (Source: Pender County Schools) By Gabrielle Williams | September 19, 2020 at 5:40 AM EDT - Updated September … [Read more...] about New video from Pender County Schools answers questions about Plan A

By Bryant Reed | September 18, 2020 at 9:35 PM EDT - Updated September 19 at 2:40 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - In the current atmosphere of the country, the topic of race has become an … [Read more...] about Man convicted of Ethnic Intimidation for racial slurs against former WPD officer