The New Hanover County District Attorney’s office and Sherriff’s Department emphasized the importance of boat safety as more ...

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s Office of Violence Prevention recently released county violence profiles for ...

If your July Fourth holiday involves a trip to Masonboro Island Reserve, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s ...

A Wilmington man is now facing a 13 year prison sentence in the North Carolina Department of Corrections for being convicted ...

From the Cape Fear River to the ocean, New Hanover County offers many waterfront restaurants. Which one is the best? Vote now.

Last week, Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes outlined seven options to fully fund the county’s Pre-K program, with the ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A teenage boy was killed in a hit-and-run in New Hanover County on Sunday night. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), a 15-year-old boy was ...

A 15-year-old skateboarder was killed in a hit-and-run in Wilmington, NC, on Sunday night. The victim, Conor Mahoney, was struck while riding along South College Road near Hidden Valley Road.

The Kure Beach Police Department has charged Doyan Lee Pierce, 20, of Jacksonville with one count of felony assault with a ...

Beach lifeguards at the North Carolina coast reported several people were rescued from rip currents at one island on Saturday ...

The county’s new budget cuts nearly $10 million in positions, freezing roughly 30 vacant positions and eliminating 70 active ...

WHQR News Director Benjamin Schachtman on the coverage of former New Hanover County Schools superintendent Dr. Tim Markley — and how WHQR covers the deaths of local community figures in general.