3+ week, 4+ day ago  (117+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Over 130 cast and crew members will be at a Market Street hotel next week to film for the new TV series "RJ Decker." The RJ Decker production team received a city filming permit to shoot at The Suites…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (261+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A 60-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to 16 counts of habitual larceny from retail stores across the city. Leon Ross Jr. pleaded guilty last week to charges stemming from thefts…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (177+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington has announced steps to protect sensitive communications following reports of cyberattacks targeting local governments in the region. The city will conduct a security review of its media mailbox system, which provides external access to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (518+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly 30,000 North Carolinians are living with kidney failure, but only a quarter of them received a transplant in 2024. DonKiya Robinson Dailey is among those still waiting. The Wilmington mother has end-stage kidney failure and is searching for a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (360+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The film industry in Wilmington, long known as "Wilmywood" for hosting a number of popular movies and TV shows, saw production spending drop to near-record lows in 2025. Johnny Griffin, the Wilmington Regional Film Commission director, says it's not…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (224+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A lawsuit that was filed against the City of Wilmington and the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) in relation to a 2022 death has been dismissed. Val D'Auvray II sued the city and WPD for $25,000 last year over the death…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (101+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Officials with the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) have shared details about reports of an active shooter at a Walmart on Wednesday morning. According to WPD, officers responded to a call about a possible active shooter at the Walmart…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (242+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. Wilmington small business owner Jessica Bichler filed for candidacy in N.C. Senate District 7, announcing her bid for a seat Democrats view as a key opportunity to break the Republican supermajority in 2026. District 7 encompasses most of New Hanover County and represents…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (87+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A woman was found inside a home with a gunshot wound on Friday, Dec. 12, according to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD). Officers responded to a 911 call at around 3:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Bladen Street. EMS personnel took the…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A building in downtown Wilmington's historic district caught fire on Friday afternoon. According to the Wilmington Fire Department (WFD), crews responded to a fire at the Graystone Inn in downtown Wilmington at around 1 p.m. on Nov. 14. When crews arrived…...