WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Advanced DNA technology has allowed investigators to identify a baby girl found at a Columbus County landfill in 1979, leading to the arrest of her alleged mother nearly 50 ...

UNCW defeated North Carolina A&T 88-65, clinching at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title.

Court records allege that Trey secretly recorded and sexually assaulted multiple victims over more than a year.

Applied behavior analysis, or ABA, helps children with autism develop key life skills. For 10-year-old Weston Butler, who has Smith-Kingsmore syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder.

A $640,000 settlement between New Hanover County Schools and three survivors of sexual abuse by a former teacher will be covered almost entirely by insurance, school district officials said. The ...

UNCW baseball and softball players teamed up with United Healthcare and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina ...

According to Pender County Emergency Management officials, crews are headed to the fire near the Pender and New Hanover County line in Scotts Hill. WECT has reached out to officials for more ...

The analysis is part of the project’s independent, third-party feasibility study, which organizers said is critical to moving ...

The City of Wilmington’s former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) director filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, claiming she was fired because of her race and in retaliation for reporting ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office announced a $100 million multi-state settlement with Walmart ...

The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) is proposing an average rate increase of 68.3% for dwelling insurance policies, a move ...

Two people face drug charges after Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) investigators located the pair during a copper theft investigation on Feb. 19.