Ava Brendgord joined the WECT team in July of 2023 as a reporter/ multimedia journalist. Ava was born and raised in Houston, TX. She graduated from Penn State University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a double minor in digital media trends and analytics and political science.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast closes a spring-like Friday with variable clouds with a few passing showers and lows in the 40s and 50s.

2025年1月8日 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A popular area in Wilmington will soon see more people walking around, socializing and drinking. The Brooklyn Arts District will be the city’s first social district. Wilmington City Council approved the pilot program. The social district will be in effect every Saturday ...

2024年12月3日 · BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) -Another beach town in Brunswick County will enforce a paid parking system next summer. During a special meeting on Monday, December 2, the Sunset Beach Board of Commissioners agreed to move forward with a paid parking system in 2025.

4 天之前 · WECT is where breaking news and severe weather comes first for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and Columbus counties.

2025年1月3日 · DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Months after a deadly crash involving a UNCW student, the DWI charge against her has been dismissed. In a statement released by the NC District Attorney’s office, blood results returned by the North Carolina State Crime Lab show there were no impairing substances found in Raylee Grieco’s system at the time of the crash.

2024年11月5日 · RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated Lt. Governor Mark Robinson to be the next governor of North Carolina.

2025年1月2日 · The New Hanover County Public Library’s winter book sale features books and other items for $3 and under.

2024年12月29日 · Man shot and killed in shooting on S. 6th Street. ... At Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve.