Join WECT as we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting some of the people, places, and events that shaped black history here in southeastern NC and beyond.

Throughout history, Black Americans were consistently subjected to discrimination being denied basic rights as citizens. Yet, they persevered, pushing past denial, exclusion ...

On Monday, February 10, 2025, the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden featured a special ...

To get ahead of that situation, states could collaborate to offer a practical and politically viable solution. Such an agreement could be modeled on the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Any ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This late 1940’s photo provided by the US Air Force Historical Support Office shows retired U.S. Army ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is highlighting it 250 years of service to the nation by celebrating its birthday throughout 2025. USACE was established on June 16 ...

Blue and gold vs. grey and scarlet: a uniform matchup worthy of a title game. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Ohio State Buckeyes are set to meet for the College Football Playoff National ...

Morgan is a member of the renowned United States Marine Band. “The President’s Own” will provide music for the swearing-in ceremony, including playing the patriotic anthem "Hail to the Chief ...

ABOUT 120 STUDENTS WILL PERFORM WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND. THEY’RE PROJECTED TO OPEN THE PROGRAM A They're projected to open the program at roughly 11 a.m. Sen. Deb Fischer invited the ...

ATLANTA - Four musicians from the metro Atlanta area will take part in the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20 as members of "The President’s Own" United States Marine Band. The band will ...