BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Weather Radio Wednesdays are back!

WECT and the First Alert Weather Team have joined forces again with Walgreens and Midland Radio to bring you Weather Radio Wednesdays.

For the next few weeks, the First Alert Weather Team will be at a different Walgreens location from 4:00-7:00 p.m. to help program your weather radio.

Every home and business should have a weather radio. While most radios provide programmable options for your specific county, the programming can be difficult.

So let the First Alert Weather Team program your radio for free! Bring ANY weather radio to our Wednesday location and we will program it for you.

Don't have a weather radio? Pick one up while you are there at Walgreens, and have it programmed for free.

Here's the upcoming Weather Radio Wednesday Schedule:

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The number of 911 calls that turn out to be non-emergencies is dropping in Wilmington.

Since the city began enforcing a $50 fee for false alarms, the overall number of alerts from security systems has dropped, according to Deputy Chief Marshall Williamson with Wilmington Police Department. Williamson said the approximately 9,000 alarm calls this year is significantly less than the 12,000-14,000 responses needed in 2010.

"About 98% of those are false alarms," said Williamson.  

That many false alarms at $50 a piece has the city collecting $85,170 since July 1, 2011. That amount could be higher, because it only accounts for an 85% collection rate for fire-related penalties and an 83% rate for law enforcement ones.

City records show that there are currently three businesses that owe $600 in false alarm fees.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley will join a panel of local middle school principals live on The Learning Network next week.

According to a news release, the NHCS-TV Studio phone lines will be open from 7 until 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15 for viewer questions for Markley and the following guests:

• Dr. Sherry Pinto, principal of Holly Shelter Middle School
• Patrick McCarty, principal of Murray Middle School
• Robin Meiers, principal of Myrtle Grove Middle School
• Wade Smith, principal of Noble Middle School
• William Hatch, principal of Roland-Grise Middle School
• Sharon Dousharm, principal of Trask Middle School
•  Dr. Sherry Veasey, principal of Williston Middle School

Viewers can also submit questions via the NHCS Facebook page or Twitter account using the hashtag #callinshow.

Parents of students will have the opportunity to discuss the new core curriculum, tests, dress codes and renovations.