The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has ruled against one of the proposed alternatives to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge due to its potential impact on maritime navigation in Wilmington Harbor.

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. (WECT) - Organizations across the Cape Fear region invite the community to celebrate Memorial Day with events. Surf City residents will be able to honor the men and women who died ...

Local author Jodie Rippy joined us in the WECT Studio to share more about her new book, ‘The Cape Fear Area Painted.’ Rippy has been a painter for over 35 years. She says that as time passed, her ...

From fear to fascination: That’s how humans’ view of great white sharks has evolved, scientists say, since the movie “Jaws” took the world by storm in 1975. On Cape Cod, this 50th anniversary summer ...

Back in the 1960s, two classic mermaid statues graced the Big Rock at Bondi - and now one local is on a mission to bring them home. Lizmania, also known as the Bondi Mermaid, has become almost as ...