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Soccer Game Preview: New Hanover on Home-Turf
The New Hanover Wildcats will face off against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested. New Hanover's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on...
Downtown Wilmington breakfast chain closes. Here's why.
The Waffle House location in downtown Wilmington has closed, according to a note posted on the door at 255 N. Front St. The sign said that they announced with great sadness that the location is closed permanently. “It has been a great pleasure to serve all of you,” the note said. ...
Wilmington PD looking for missing woman
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced that it is looking for 26-year-old Arial Janae Blizzard. Per the WPD, Blizzard is 5′7″ tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown hair with blue eyes. She also has a floral-design tattoo on the right forearm that reads “like mom.”
First Alert Forecast: late August heat wave taking shape...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Please keep your people, pets and plants well hydrated as a high pressure ridge bakes the Cape Fear Region this week... and reminds us that summer is not done! Expect daily high temperatures in the upper 80s to middle 90s, heat index values near and occasionally north of 100, and nighttime readings generally no cooler than 70.
STNL! Featuring: The Carlos Garcia Jazz Trio
The Carlos Garcia Jazz Trio will be performing next Thursday, September 5th for our upcoming Soup to Nuts Live show!. Carlos Garcia graduated from UNCW in 2019 with a degree in Music; Jazz Studies. The piano is his main instrument and plays it regularly with various music groups across North Carolina. He is also the music director of a local Hispanic church in Wilmington, NC, where he plays every Sunday.
From the editor: The restaurant industry is vital to the Wilmington community
The Wilmington area is home to more than 1,000 restaurants, many of which are locally owned. That means hundreds of business owners and thousands of employees rely on this industry for their livelihoods. It’s never been an easy business, as several owners note in today’s cover story from reporter Allison Ballard. But it...
Beach golf entrepreneur has sights set on tournament
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina rakes in more than $30 billion a year in tourism alone. Part of that industry is the allure of the pristine golf courses between the Tar Heel state's majestic mountains and low country beaches. In our newest Where's the Money report, WCNC Charlotte is...
New North Carolina poll shows state could again vote red for president, blue for governor
With North Carolina in the national spotlight for the 2024 Election, a new poll sponsored by Elon University is shedding light on how the races for president and governor are shaping up.In both 2016 and 2020, North Carolina voters split their tickets -- voting for Republican Donald Trump to be president and Democrat Roy Cooper to be governor. Polling suggests a similar outcome could happen in 2024, even without Cooper on the ticket.The new poll from Elon University found both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump viewed favorably by just about half of voters.That similar favorability means the presidential race in...
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