Dec 19, 2025 · WECT is where breaking news and severe weather comes first for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and Columbus counties.

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2 days ago · Your First Alert Forecast features mild 70s for Saturday with much colder weather for the new work and school week.

3 days ago · A 33-year-old man received a prison sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty in a fatal drug overdose case that claimed a woman’s life in 2023.

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A man arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a home on Dixie Drive in Leland made his first appearance in court.

Aug 20, 2025 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a gas explosion that occurred near New Centre Drive. 46-year-old Jason Lee Beach of …