In the five weeks since the DES appointed a dedicated team to resolve claims filed during the first month, all of those claims have been resolved. (Source: WXIX-TV19) By WECT Staff | … [Read more...] about Unemployment benefit payments approach $5 billion; first wave of claims resolved
Suspect accused of breaking and entering identified by eyewitnesses
Police officers responded to a call and arrested Aaliyah Nichole McLain in connection with a burglary in Leland Friday morning (Source: Leland Police Department) By WECT Staff | July 3, … [Read more...] about Suspect accused of breaking and entering identified by eyewitnesses
NC Wildlife Resources Commission reminds boaters to be safe during the holiday weekend
By WECT Staff | July 3, 2020 at 5:26 PM EDT - Updated July 4 at 2:54 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Boating law compliance on North Carolina’s waterways will be a major focus for the N.C. Wildlife … [Read more...] about NC Wildlife Resources Commission reminds boaters to be safe during the holiday weekend
Health experts urge caution ahead of holiday weekend as coronavirus cases continue to climb in Cape Fear
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina hit a record high new coronavirus case count Friday ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, underscoring concerns health experts already had ahead of the holiday. … [Read more...] about Health experts urge caution ahead of holiday weekend as coronavirus cases continue to climb in Cape Fear
Pender County Schools to begin voluntary athletic training
Skip to content Summer workout opportunities will be available for Pender County high school athletes beginning July 6. (Source: Gray Media) By WECT Staff | July 3, … [Read more...] about Pender County Schools to begin voluntary athletic training
POLICE: Greenville man dies in waters off Kitty Hawk after getting caught in rip current
Skip to content By WITN Web Team | July 3, 2020 at 3:16 PM EDT - Updated July 3 at 3:56 PM KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WITN) - Police on the Outer Banks say that a man lost … [Read more...] about POLICE: Greenville man dies in waters off Kitty Hawk after getting caught in rip current
Hugh MacCrae III meets with organizers of petition pushing to rename namesake park
By Frances Weller | July 3, 2020 at 12:46 PM EDT - Updated July 3 at 10:01 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The great grandson of the man for whom Hugh MacCrae Park is named after met with the … [Read more...] about Hugh MacCrae III meets with organizers of petition pushing to rename namesake park
Autopsy reveals man found dead in ‘ransacked’ home on Christmas Day had been assaulted
Autopsy reveals man found dead in ‘ransacked’ home on Christmas Day had been assaulted By WECT Staff | July 3, 2020 at 11:39 AM EDT - Updated July 3 at 4:39 PM PENDER COUNTY, … [Read more...] about Autopsy reveals man found dead in ‘ransacked’ home on Christmas Day had been assaulted
Unsung Heroes: Pickleball players’ quick thinking saves man suffering major heart attack
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - What started as a normal Pickleball match at Robert Strange Park took a grave turn for Jay Grainger last winter. Grainger was just beginning a match on November 4, 2019 … [Read more...] about Unsung Heroes: Pickleball players’ quick thinking saves man suffering major heart attack
Community leaders react to no state charges being filed against three fired Wilmington police officers
Skip to content Local leaders react to no state charges By John Smist | July 2, 2020 at 10:45 PM EDT - Updated July 3 at 11:25 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - … [Read more...] about Community leaders react to no state charges being filed against three fired Wilmington police officers