5 days ago · WECT is where breaking news and severe weather comes first for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and Columbus counties.

4 days ago · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast for Thursday features fair skies, high temperatures mainly in the lower and middle 60s on the mainland, and cooler 50s amid east breezes on the water. An approaching front will generate balmy southwesterly gusts of 30+ mph Friday, along with clouds ...

2 days ago · RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (WECT) -The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in Riegelwood. The Bladen County 911 center received a call about shots fired on Carter Road at 3 a.m. on Friday, January 31. According to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived on the scene and ...

5 days ago · WECT is where breaking news and severe weather comes first for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and Columbus counties.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After 0.24 inches of rain and a chilly high of 48 in Wilmington Monday, expect a high pressure system to bring brighter and milder conditions back to the Cape Fear Region through midweek.

6 days ago · A K9 was alerted to narcotics after a sniff of the vehicle and another deputy was handed a small amount of a crystal-like substance by the passenger, Victoria Elizabeth Dudley, as she was exiting the car.

Warmer winds will swell temperatures to the 50s, 60s, and even 70s for parts of the forecast period.

Dec 19, 2024 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After the passage of a cold front your First Alert Forecast offers limited rainfall and tilts colder with temperature targets in the upper 50s through Friday, lower 50s Saturday, and 40s for Sunday.