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09/01/2024

Attracting star high school football players to big-time collegiate programs takes big bucks and is big business.

Attracting star high school football players to big time collegiate programs takes big bucks and is big business. Over an 18-year span, the largest public universities which are members of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division 1 athletics have spent more than $2.2 billion in today's dollars...

09/01/2024

A former employee says he knows when the severance package runs out there will be trouble.

Hundreds of John Deere employees were laid off Friday at two plants in Iowa.

09/01/2024

The couple lost everything they own in the landslide, but they are grateful to be alive.

The couple’s home was reduced from three stories to two in a matter of seconds by a massive landslide.

08/31/2024

Many people’s retirement goals include escaping the daily grind and relocating to a lakeside cottage, a beachfront home or perhaps a peaceful mountain retreat. What should you consider when planning that move?

The pros and cons of relocating for retirement in today’s housing market.

08/31/2024

Neighbors say they are shocked to hear about something like this.

A South Carolina man is facing a murder charge after investigators found a missing woman’s remains buried under a backyard firepit.

08/31/2024

Mark Hosley grew up surfing on the North Carolina coast, but he came dangerously close to losing his life out on the waves 25 years ago.

Surfers and surfing instructors share safety tips after Kure Beach Police say Bryan Yurecka died because of a surfing injury last week.

08/31/2024

The councilmember who sponsored the law said residents "have a right to a peaceful night of sleep."

The city has been installing noise cameras designed to detect noisy cars and trucks, and issue violations like speed cameras.

08/31/2024

He said police surrounded his home with their guns drawn to portray him as a dangerous criminal on the show.

A South Carolina man has received thousands of dollars from the state after filing a lawsuit following his arrest on a reality television show.

08/31/2024

A little bit of technology did a lot of good.

A lot of people have Apple AirTags to help track keys, backpacks or luggage, but one Nevada man says it can also help track your car if it gets stolen, which is what happened to him.

08/31/2024

Have you left behind any of the items on this list?

Items abandoned in Ubers are not all typical phones and vapes that slipped out of pockets. Some objects hint at fantastic adventures, comical journeys, and even a few surprising twists.

08/31/2024

An Amber Alert was issued for a 2-year-old boy out of Morrisville on Friday night.

Morrisville police are investigating a reported assault and child abduction connected to the alert.

08/31/2024

The NTSB's preliminary report says that the pilot signaled to Air Traffic Control that he had lost his autopilot and was trying to regain control of the aircraft.

New information shows that a pilot reported an emergency to Air Traffic Control before a plane crash that killed seven people in Wyoming last month.

08/30/2024

In her seventh year as a Girl Scout, a Charlotte 12-year-old has broken the North Carolina record for the number of Girl Scout cookies sold.

In her seventh year as a Girl Scout, a Charlotte 12-year-old has broken the North Carolina record for number of Girl Scout cookies sold.

08/30/2024

The Old School Hip Hop vs RnB concert featuring Chubb Rock is set for Saturday, Oct. 5, at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater.

08/30/2024

A sequel series to the Wilmington-filmed CW series One Tree Hill is in development at Netflix, Deadline is reporting.

08/30/2024

Dosher Memorial Hospital will hold an Operation Medicine Cabinet event on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

08/30/2024

The Shallotte Police Department and Brunswick County Schools worked together on Friday to drop off school supply donations to students.

The Shallotte Police Department and Brunswick County Schools Superintendent did a ride-along on Friday to drop off school supply donations to students.

08/30/2024

Cameras captured what appeared to be a meteor shooting across the night sky in Watauga County overnight.

The meteor flashed over the North Carolina mountains around 1 a.m. Friday.

08/30/2024

The suit says the South Carolina man never committed any crime involving violence, and the police surrounding his home with guns drawn was only to portray him as a dangerous criminal.

A Berkeley County man has received a $40,000 payout from the State Insurance Reserve Fund after he filed a lawsuit in connection to his arrest that happened on live television.

08/30/2024

A solo backpacker from North Carolina has been found dead near a rugged and remote trail along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities in Arizona said Thursday.

The 60-year-old North Carolina resident was located by helicopter Wednesday.

08/30/2024

The community is invited to a meeting Monday, Sept. 9, in Surf City to discuss proposed road improvements in the area, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

N.C. 210, Caretta Drive and Charlie Medline Road would receive improvements to “improve mobility and increase capacity in the area.”

08/30/2024

Multiple Overdose Awareness Day events are set for Saturday, Aug. 31.

08/30/2024

Celebrating the opening of gr**e season, the Lu Mil Vineyard in Bladen County will hold the NC Gr**e Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12.

08/30/2024

The funding comes from the local Southport ABC Store and will go towards PTA projects and events.

Southport Mayor Rich Alt and the Board of Aldermen presented a $10,000 check to the Southport Elementary School PTA on Friday, Aug. 30.

08/30/2024

WECT’s Community Spotlight this week shines on a non-profit that helps families stay connected - families torn apart by the consequences of crime.

08/30/2024

The high school student was initially told he couldn't fly the American flag from his truck.

The new guidelines handed down by the state’s Department of Education say school districts must follow them.

08/30/2024

According to the DA, 33-year-old Darryl Leroy Smith was found guilty by a jury on the charges of second-degree forcible r**e, sexual battery and assault on a female.

A former U.S. Marine was convicted and sentenced in a 2022 r**e case in Pender County Thursday.

08/30/2024

The Shallotte Police Department began investing the alleged stabbing Wednesday, Aug. 21.

The Shallotte Police Department began investing an alleged stabbing Wednesday, Aug. 21, but investigators say it did not happen as initially reported.

08/30/2024

Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women.

Trump’s intense focus on recapturing states he won in 2016 but lost narrowly in 2020 continues with stops in the middle of Michigan and western Wisconsin.

08/30/2024

51-year-old Penni Whiteside was reported missing in May 2022.

Authorities arrested a man connected to the murder of a woman who was reported missing in May 2022.

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