Wilmington recently marked the 127th anniversary of the 1898 coup and massacre. The event, considered the only successful coup on U.S. soil, involved armed Whites killing dozens of Black residents and ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The community attended a book signing event on Saturday. The event was held at Front Street Market and Produce in Wilmington. Wilmington native, Dr. Steven Harrison, signed ...

In the late 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina, a port city between the Atlantic’s barrier islands and the banks of the Cape Fear River, became an island of hope for a new America. Residents of the ...

Sonya Patrick led a conversation Wednesday on an issue once neglected for years. “I’d like to begin by saying that this was hidden in the history books for a long time,” Patrick said. The director of ...

A man was arrested late Saturday night after allegedly driving recklessly on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge and fleeing from law enforcement when they attempted to pull him over. FD says firefighters ...

The "Injustices" series, published by the USA TODAY Network in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, seeks to confront the realities of racial injustice, reckon with their enduring effects, ...