Novant NHRMC nurses have been calling the station for weeks, concerned about staffing shortages impacting patient care, but are too afraid of losing their jobs if they talk on the record. They worried this would happen: wect.com/2022/06/15/rep…

Hospital now specifically denying claims patient died awaiting care in ER lobby. WECT News wect.com/2022/06/16/hos…

Day two in the books at #IRE22 it’s a WECT reunion out here in Denver with Ann McAdams Emily Featherston

Woah. How'd you like to find this guy hanging out in your front yard? wect.com/2022/07/27/11-…

Despite efforts to withhold public records, WECT News confirms CFCC's Jim Morton is one of highest paid community college presidents in NC. He makes much more than leader of a larger school, and is the highest paid president without a doctorate. wect.com/2022/08/11/pre…

Best doormat I’ve seen in a long time! Outside of criminal defense attorney Bill Peregoy’s office, who just got a rare not guilty verdict for his client in a first degree murder trial. That story at 6 on WECT News

Amanda Martin, supervising attorney at Duke’s First Amendment Clinic, tells WECT News Investigative Reporter Ann McAdams that their public records request appears lawful and appropriate ⁠— and college officials should comply. wect.com/2022/08/11/pre…

Changes could be coming to dentist offices across NC after several anesthesia-related deaths wsoctv.com/news/local/cha…

Looks like we were right the first time. Yes... doctors were able to re-establish a pulse, but feds confirm patient coded after spending 5+ hours in ER lobby waiting for care. She died that night. wect.com/2022/08/23/med…

Preparing for a noon live shot in Surf City… where a suspect in a death investigation has just turned himself in. WECT News wect.com/2022/08/25/hea…

UPDATE: Surf City police have identified Charles Michael Haywood, 22, of Holly Springs as the person in custody concerning a death investigation. wect.com/2022/08/25/hea…

Paging Ann McAdams

New podcast with Ann McAdams talking about Novant Health in Wilmington NC and how it is a symptom of the system and the challenges currently being faced by those on the front lines of healthcare and the patients in need of the care. soundcloud.com/acep-frontline…

After a threat by the federal government to cancel the hospital’s Medicare contract over nursing shortages and long ER wait times, ⁦WECT News⁩ takes an in-depth look at what’s behind the hospital’s issues and gets answers from hospital execs. wect.com/2022/09/22/sta…

As news stories go, this is a big one. The SBI is now investigating the sheriff’s comments that were caught on tape. My exclusive report, tonight at six. ⁦WECT News⁩ #wectinvestigates wect.com/2022/09/28/she…

Breaking news: Columbus County District Attorney requests Sheriff Jody Greene’s resignation following racially charged tirade. ⁦WECT News⁩

It’s a story that keeps developing. Sheriff Jody Greene is off the job, at least for now… ⁦WECT News⁩ wect.com/2022/10/04/col…

BREAKING: Jody Greene has resigned as Columbus County Sheriff.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell will step down as the Senate's Republican leader in November, ending a record run in the powerful post.