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1 day ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — The Town of Beaufort is having its Wine and Food Festival this week, the 20th year for the event. It all gets started Thursday with restaurants downtown offering special wine dinners. Friday will be the luncheon and New Spirits tasting event. The event goes into the weekend with wine tasting, brunch and a fashion show. “We’ve given back to the culinary arts program at the community college.
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1 day ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT)- The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the District Attorney’s Office (District 4) continue to try to stay ahead of the fentanyl crisis and enforce the law to save lives. Earlier this week the offices helped convict Hugh Crandall Willis Jr. of Gloucester, N.C. with Death by Distribution of Fentanyl, Sale and Delivery of Fentanyl and Felonious Possession of Fentanyl.
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2 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Olivia Wolfson
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow County Schools held a DWI demonstration at White Oak High School on Tuesday. The demonstration aims to influence safety for students as prom season approaches. The demonstration involved different law enforcement and fire department agencies recreating scenarios that displayed what DWI accidents look like, all while students watched in the stands.
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2 days ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT)- On April 16th, Viktor Bindaf was doing yard work when a white truck with a beacon light pulled into his driveway. Two men in safety vests exited the truck and told Bindaf they were doing a project nearby yet had extra material. They were willing to pave parts of people’s driveways for free, including the top part of Bindaf’s.
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2 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Olivia Wolfson
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT)- On April 16th, Viktor Bindaf was doing yard work when a white truck with a beacon light pulled into his driveway. Two men in safety vests exited the truck and told Bindaf they were doing a project nearby yet had extra material. They were willing to pave parts of people’s driveways for free, including the top part of Bindaf’s.
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3 days ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — People in the city of Jacksonville said farewell to Mike Yaniero after nearly 20 years of working with the public safety department. The city gathered outside the Public Safety Remembrance Garden Monday, Apr. 21, 2025, to celebrate Yaniero’s retirement. Yaniero became Jacksonville’s police chief in 2004, then went on to become the public safety director in 2012. April 21st also marked his 50th year as a first responder. “You got to focus on service to the community.
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6 days ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Jacksonville’s ‘Wreaths Across America’ chapter will now lay wreaths for veterans at Onslow Memorial Park during its ceremony. This is in addition to the wreaths they lay on veterans’ graves at Coastal State Veterans Cemetery. Location Coordinator Chris Marks said there are roughly 1,500 veterans at Onslow Memorial Park, which makes the total number of wreaths they need by December at 8,500. Currently, they have roughly 1,600 wreaths.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Olivia Wolfson
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Jacksonville’s ‘Wreaths Across America’ chapter will now lay wreaths for veterans at Onslow Memorial Park during its ceremony. This is in addition to the wreaths they lay on veterans’ graves at Coastal State Veterans Cemetery. Location Coordinator Chris Marks said there are roughly 1,500 veterans at Onslow Memorial Park, which makes the total number of wreaths they need by December at 8,500. Currently, they have roughly 1,600 wreaths.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Olivia Wolfson
TOPSAIL ISLAND, N.C. (WNCT) — With sea turtle nesting season approaching May 1, 2025, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital is preparing for it. Loggerhead turtles are the main type of sea turtles to nest in North Carolina. Starting May 1, volunteers will begin to survey all 26 miles of Topsail Island to look for sea turtle tracks. They will then mark any nests they find and place wire over top of it to protect it from predators.
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1 week ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Honeybee swarming season is officially in full swing in Eastern North Carolina. Jeff Crane is one of many Onslow County beekeepers designated to help remove swarms from people’s property. He has been running Coles Farm NC out of his backyard for nine seasons and sells his own honey typically starting in July.
