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CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (WECT) - Over half a million people will die from some form of cancer this year. It’s a diagnosis no one wants to hear, but one a former schoolteacher and coach has now heard for ...
The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is urging citizens not to remove flotation devices or safety flags from stations on the beach. The items are in place in case of emergencies, and if the equipment is ...
BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - Trillium Health is hosting a Post Disaster Simulation at the Burgaw Middle School Gym this month. The ...
The two-week season will open for recreational hook-and-line and gig fisheries, with a one-fish-per-person-per-day creel limit and a 15-inch minimum total length limit.
He had three DWI offenses in the past, with convictions in 2019 in Herkimer County in New York, New Hanover County in 2020 ...
Zymene Kore Ballard pled guilty on July 14 to trafficking in Opium or Heroin Level II, attempted trafficking of Cocaine, and attempted trafficking of Marijuana.
Court documents state that the offenses allegedly took place in June 2004, June 2006, May 1994, and April 1996.
BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Burgaw has issued a boil water advisory for areas within the town after a water main broke ...
The caller gave a description of Charlotte's vehicle and said they heard the shot, ran out their door and saw her leaving the ...
The second complaint also alleges the town approved an illegal and wrongful assessment for the dredging project.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Oak Island officials have confirmed new details after a teenager was hit by a truck on the beach on ...
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Oak Island has upgraded from moderate to a high rip current risk for its beach. The ...