The first full week of 2026 in Brunswick County washed ashore pirates, projects and an elected official's resignation.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is looking for 51-year-old Karen Whittaker.

An Ohio woman got ridiculously lucky when she came to North Carolina for the Christmas holidays, bought a lottery ticket at the store and won the jackpot. It was a Carolina Cash 5 ticket, which has a ...

A North Carolina city is among the best beach towns in the nation, according to Good Housekeeping. Wilmington and its nearby island beaches, including Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Wrightsville Beach ...

The Holden Beach Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 Dec. 16 to adopt its rules of procedure following a tense discussion over what version it will use moving forward. The commissioners debated three ...

Dua Lipa shared a vacation photo dump from Mexico on Sunday, following the conclusion of her Radical Optimism Tour earlier this month. Dua Lipa/Instagram Dua Lipa traded the stage for the sand this ...

How does one celebrate the end of a year? It depends on the person, of course. The homebodies who avoid crowds probably aren't reading this story, but if you are reading this story you're probably in ...

Holden Beach Commissioner Tracey Thomas on Friday, Dec. 19 announced her resignation from the town board of commissioners effective Jan. 1. An email obtained by The Brunswick Beacon that Thomas sent ...

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his immediate family and others on board a business jet were killed after the plane crashed and burst into flames in western North Carolina on Thursday, Dec. 18, ...