Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Debra Worley
A family living in southeastern North Carolina had a surprise visitor at their home last month.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 7:34 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Debra Worley
There were no reported gas leaks, but there was some damage to the back of the tanker.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 1:39 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Emily Van de Riet
Three police officers in North Carolina were hospitalized for suspected secondary drug exposure on Sunday after encountering the same man.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Gray News Staff
A North Carolina lottery winner will now spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of murder.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 1:32 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff, Anna Austin Boyers and Gray News staff
A woman who runs a dog walking and boarding business is facing animal cruelty charges.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Jordan Gartner
A North Carolina man recently turned a $20 scratch-off ticket into a $2 million jackpot.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 5:48 PM EST
|By WECT Staff and Jordan Gartner
College student wins $100K prize playing lottery for first time
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 9:28 AM EST
|By WECT Staff and Debra Worley
A disgraced former police chief in North Carolina was arrested in South Carolina after being at the forefront of a missing person search along the Lumber River.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 4:24 PM EST
|By WECT Staff and Andrew McMunn
After a 6-month long investigation, authorities in North Carolina say a mother and son have been charged with multiple drug-related trafficking charges.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 4:01 PM EST
|By WECT Staff
The decision to grant parole to one of two men convicted in the 1993 murder of Michael Jordan’s father has been rescinded.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 12:14 PM EST
|By WECT Staff
A woman was arrested on several drugs charges after authorities received an anonymous tip she was preparing to smoke marijuana during a Facebook Live.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Gray News staff
A spokeswoman with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said that the bison is seven months old.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 11:29 AM EDT
|By Debra Worley and WECT Staff
Before finalizing the decision to bring this runt home, the little boy made sure to ask the kitten’s mom for permission. He wanted to make sure she would be okay with his family adopting her baby.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The squat, much like its name implies, is where the front of a truck is raised and the rear lowered, giving a truck a “squatted” look.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff and Gray News staff
New Hanover High School students were taken to a nearby middle school after the shooting, said the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office representative.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 3:15 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff, WECT Staff and Debra Worley
Audrey Chavous of Winston-Salem won the third $1 million drawing in the state’s COVID-19 vaccination lottery.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 1:34 PM EDT
|By Debra Worley and WECT Staff
Deputies in North Carolina charged three people with animal cruelty after finding more than a dozen dogs living in horrible conditions.
UPDATE: Brunswick County jail releases suspect who allegedly tried to abduct a child at N.C. Walmart
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 10:31 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The Leland Police Department released video that it says shows the attempted abduction of a child Wednesday at the Walmart in Leland.
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 1:46 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
A man was arrested following an attempted kidnapping of a seven-year-old boy from near the entrance to Walmart.
Updated: May. 22, 2021 at 4:27 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Greensboro Police Department is searching for a missing 5-month-old child.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 8:30 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
An assistant principal at Noble Middle School who was arrested early Friday morning for sex offenses against a student which allegedly took place in the early 1990s has been found dead in his home.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Columbus County investigators say a tornado drill at a local elementary school helped reveal alleged child abuse.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2020 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
A man kayaking the Waccamaw River over the weekend had a close encounter with an alligator.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 9:01 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
After an internal investigation, the Wilmington Police Department has fired three veteran officers for “hate-filled speech” that was caught on a patrol car camera.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
On Tuesday, Robert Ashmore stopped by the Wilmington Blood Donation Center to donate blood for the 300th time.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 9:18 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
A man is in custody after he barricaded himself in a garage after firing a shotgun outside of a home Wednesday afternoon, according to the Wilmington Police Department.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2020 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Three people have been charged with felony child abuse after a 14-month-old suffered brokens arms and legs, and severe brain trauma, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2020 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The Treasury announced in a reversal Wednesday, that Social Security beneficiaries who typically do not file a tax return will automatically receive the $1,200 payment.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2019 at 2:46 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Some people fishing at the South End of Fort Fisher were in for a surprise Sunday morning when they hooked a shark.