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WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather & sports Wilmington, NC Driver crashes truck after fleeing scene of a hit-and-run Police are on the scene of a hit and run that happened on Shipyard Boulevard around 2:45 on Saturday afternoon.

Beryl will exit North Carolina Wednesday evening, likely becoming a tropical storm again as it exits into the Atlantic to the northeast.

WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather & sports Wilmington, NC Habitat for Humanity to build more than 200 homes in a week Habitat for Humanity is hoping to build more than 200 homes nationally in one week and the Cape Fear chapter hopes to help five low-income families in the Cape Fear region.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC - The City of Wilmington is still smarting from the end of the annexation process in Monkey Junction.

After the Marlins sank the Sharks in the season opener at Buck Hardee Field on Tuesday night, Wilmington returned the favor in Morehead City's home opener on Friday with a combined three-hit shutout.

According to her artist statement, Wilmington artist Pam Toll's process is "a cycle of creating chaos, creating order, creating chaos and then creating order once again.A The painting nearest the primer is figuratively the pool from which the surface is fished." Toll's multimedia paintings - on display at 621N4TH through June -epitomize the word ... (more)

Residents of Old Wilmington presented one of its largest grants today to DREAMS of Wilmington.

Ross Jolly joins the Seahawks as an assistant coach, where he will aid in recruiting, player development, scouting and film exchange.

WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather & sports Wilmington, NC Report shows Wilmington residents have 3rd highest tax burden in state A recently-released report analyzing taxes in North Carolina indicates that the overall tax burden in Wilmington is one of the highest in the state.

With John Edwards' trial finally wrapped up, one Wilmington woman who worked closely with the former senator and his family speaks out about the acquittal.

WILMINGTON, NC WECT is marking a special occasion Thursday, involving one of the more well-known faces you see in the newsroom -- Frances Weller has officially been at WECT for 30 years! She has been involved with some of the biggest news stories to happen in southeastern North Carolina in the past three decades.

Charlie, a 6-poundA Chihuahua with light brown coloring, brindled spots and a white vertical stripe on his face, has been missing since approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday .

WILMINGTON, NC - Police in Wilmington arrested a man wanted in a hatchet attack and attempted murder in Myrtle Beach this week.

WILMINGTON, NC Students at Cape Fear Community College put the finishing touches on a house they built from the ground up.

"Somebody's Child," a TV movie that will air on the family-friendly GMC cable channel in August, will soon begin filming in the Port City, according to a GMC spokeswoman.

The opposition group that has been collecting signatures for a petition against a taxpayer funded baseball stadium plans to submit it today.

Jessica Alba: Lovely in London Plus, Angelina Jolie's British invasion and Jessica Alba's shiny new award.

The group opposed to a taxpayer-funded ballpark have collected about 4,000 signatures on a petition against bringing a taxpayer-funded baseball team to the Port City.

As Wilmington moves on in discussions to build a ballpark, a former councilman in the city who's team we may get sat down with us to share his thoughts on this big decision.

More than $250,000 of a $1.56 million grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund will be distributed to New Hanover County, according to a news release from Governor Bev Perdue.