The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect involved in a fatal overdose investig ...

Thousands of New Hanover County ballots have yet to be processed, which could affect the outcomes of two highly competitive ...

The board has been questioned after they implemented an administrative cutoff on Oct. 31 that left hundreds of early absentee ...

WECT News has learned there are more uncounted absentee-by-mail ballots in New Hanover County than first thought.

The additional ballots—which include an estimated 1,500 absentee ballots and 1,900 provisional ballots—could change the ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Long-time New Hanover County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield Jr. has unofficially lost his ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY)–Now that the presidential election is over, declaring Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. “This will truly be the golden age of America ...

Two Republican incumbents and one new Democrat secured spots on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.

Election officials confirmed there was a voting machine issue at the Government Center in New Hanover County Saturday. New Hanover County’s Board of Elections director Rae Hunter-Havens ...

Although results are unofficial until after a canvass on Nov. 15, two New Hanover races are so close that recounts are ...

Hanover County leaders and residents gathered for the unveiling of the Montpelier Recreation Center and Library on Oct. 16. The new community facility is 20,000 square feet and is now the County ...

Voters across New Hanover County headed to the polls today to cast ballots for the 2024 election. And thousands of residents had already voted early. In addition to president and governor ...