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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 15th, 2024)
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Articles by Jefferson Weaver
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Convicted Murderer Granted Clemency
Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the life sentence for a convicted murderer from Robeson County. George Lesane, 47, has served 30 years in prison for killing Larry McCormick. In addition to earning his GED and college [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (November 14th, 2024)
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Jefferson Weaver • Monkeys, Lizards, and Snakes — Oh My
Sometimes I really worry about my friends and family in Sub Carolina, also known as the Palmetto State of South Carolina. Every time you turn around, they have problems with invasive species. Armadillos, Tegu lizards, [Read More]
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State: More DNA Hits in National Database
State officials say 283 more DNA matches have been verified during this fiscal year, allow investigators more evidence to track and solve crimes. In October, the State Crime Lab uploaded 1,183 samples to the CODIS database, which led [Read More]
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Woman Charged with Felony Vehicle Death
A woman is being held under no bond after allegedly striking a road worker with her vehicle and fleeing the scene. Chloe Sagendorf, 27, was charged with felony hit and run resulting in death, felony [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 14th, 2024)
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CCN Radio News — November 13th, 2024 (Afternoon Report)
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More Details Released in October Arrests
An investigation by county Vice Narcotics detectives and the Patrol Division led to the arrest of two armed felons who were manufacturing marijuana, according to the sheriff’s office. Dustin Randall Duncan, 34, and Regina Earl [Read More]
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Man Sentenced for Allegedly Trying to Burn Father
A Clarkton area man will serve 11 to 14 years in prison after assaulting and attempting to immolate his father. In Bladen County Superior court Tuesday (Nov. 12), Kirby Elkins entered guilty pleas to charges [Read More]
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Ipock to Retire From WPD
Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock announced Tuesday that he will retire next year. “It’s hard,” Ipock told the city council. “You have become my family.” The Craven County native came to Whiteville in 2019, having [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 13th, 2024)
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Two Airlifted to Hospital after Collision
Two men were airlifted after a collision between a tractor trailer and a farm truck Tuesday. Trooper Hernandez of the Highway Patrol said the wreck on Old 76 at Porter Swamp happened when a truckload [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (Nov. 12, 2024)
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Brunswick Rapist Pleads Guilty
A Southport man caught attempting to have sex with a child will spend 30 years in prison, the district attorney’s office said. Clayton Eagle entered a guilty plea today (Nov. 12) to ten counts of [Read More]
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Sports Betting Tops $600 Million in October
Online gambling rose in North Carolina in October, the state’s lottery commission said today (Nov. 14). The N.C. State Lottery Commission revenue report for October details bets placed, payouts and revenues to the state. State [Read More]