WECT-TV (Wilmington, NC)

WECT is the NBC-affiliated TV station serving the Cape Fear area of North Carolina and is based in Wilmington. It transmits a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 44, which can also be accessed as virtual channel 6.1 through PSIP. The station is owned by Raycom Media and operates in collaboration with Fox affiliate WSFX-TV, which is owned by American Spirit Media, LLC, through a shared services agreement (SSA). Both stations have their studios located on Shipyard Boulevard (U.S. 117) in Wilmington.

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Larry the Cable Guy: Ready to Git-R-Done in Wilmington (“1on1 with Jon Evans” podcast)

6 days ago | wect.com | Jon Evans

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Larry the Cable Guy is coming to Wilmington. The award-winning comedy legend will perform on Friday, April 25 at CFCC’s Wilson Center downtown. It’s one of about two dozen shows on the 2025 tour for Dan Whitney, who brought Larry to life about 30 years ago. He says the energy of performing live is still the same now as it was when he first started doing the act in the mid-1990s.
First Alert Forecast: warm & dry for Easter weekend

6 days ago | wect.com | Gabe Ross

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After reaching the lower 70s Thursday, a dry high pressure ridge will nurture a warmup with your First Alert Forecast targeting temperatures around 80 Friday, and over 80 - especially on the mainland - for Easter weekend. Cool lows tonight in the 50s will moderate into the 60s moving forward. Chances for needed rain will undoubtedly need some ironing next week, but for now they hold at 20% for Monday and 30 to 40% midweek.
COMMUNITY CLASSROOM: Teacher needs help giving students hands-on experience in growing a garden

1 week ago | wect.com | Frances Weller

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A teacher at Wilmington Preparatory Academy would like to teach her students how to grow plants, especially fruits and vegetables. Ms. Tierney-Prim is hoping to raise enough money to buy supplies such as portable walk-in greenhouse, potting soil and seedlings. The second grade teacher is asking for donations through DonorsChoose, an online charity that helps teachers get funding for school projects.
First Alert Forecast: warmer winds open work week

1 week ago | wect.com | Gannon Medwick

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - For Monday: expect sun, gusty southwest breezes, and temperatures cresting in the 80s all except right on the water. Your First Alert forecast carries Monday’s warmer winds into a moonlit Monday night - with temperatures holding in the 60s - and a variably cloudy Tuesday - with readings reaching through the 70s and 80s.
First Alert Forecast: temps turning up to start the new work week

1 week ago | wect.com | Gannon Medwick

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with a bright Palm Sunday with temperatures in the 60s to around 70, a clear and crisp Sunday night with lows in the 40s to around 50 and a sunny and toasty Monday with highs in the lower and middle 80s. Dry high pressure systems will ensure miniscule 0 to 10% daily rain chances ahead of a warm Easter weekend.
Family speaks out after three were arrested for fraudulently notarizing a fake will, according to deputies

1 week ago | wect.com |

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - 49-year-old Trina Williams died back in June 2021 and her home has recently been the center of a fraud investigation and three arrests. [Previous story: Three people arrested for fraud during investigation into Hampstead woman’s death.]If you drive down far enough on Traders Neck Road in Hampstead you’ll find her home. It’s a family home, where Williams lived until she died on June 8th, 2021.
First Alert Forecast: temps rebound, storms wait

2 weeks ago | wect.com | Gannon Medwick

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with temperatures nudging up from the sunny 60s Wednesday to the 70s under mixed skies Thursday. To close the week, low pressure will focus chances for showers and possibly a stray strong storm or two - including 30% Thursday night, 60% Friday, 30% Friday night and 20% Saturday. With purer sunshine likely returning Sunday, the stage will be set for temperatures to swell to the 80s for parts of the week leading up to Easter...
Morant scores 28 as the Grizzlies beat Hornets 124-100; Memphis’ Wells breaks wrist in hard fall

2 weeks ago | wect.com | Richard Walker

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ja Morant had 28 points, five rebounds and eight assists as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-100 on Tuesday night. Memphis guard Jaylen Wells broke his right wrist on a hard fall on his arm and head and was taken from the court on a stretcher and transported to a hospital after he made a fast-break dunk and had a midair collision with Charlotte’s K.J. Simpson. Wells, who was starting his 74th game, was inadvertently undercut by Simpson from behind.
First Alert Forecast: chillier and dry now, next shower chances soon

2 weeks ago | wect.com | Gannon Medwick

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington officially netted nearly three quarters of an inch of rain with late Monday’s showers and storms. For Tuesday: expect fair skies, crisper breezes, and cooler high temperatures in the 60s. Your First Alert Forecast for Tuesday night features moonlit skies, light breezes, and chilly low temperatures in the lower 40s for most of the Cape Fear Region; there is an option for a few frosty upper 30s far inland and middle 40s closer to the water.
What is the average interest rate for savings accounts?

2 weeks ago | wect.com | Matthew Goldberg

The average savings account rate is a benchmark for the overall interest-rate environment, but it’s not a rate you should settle for. Rather, aim for an annual percentage yield (APY) many times the national average, such as those offered by high-yield savings accounts. It’s easy to find a high-yield savings account that offers a competitive return with a no or low minimum balance requirement.