No one was injured but a Hallsboro man was left homeless Monday night after a singlewide trailer burned on Pierce Cemetery Road. Dep. Fire Marshal Jonathan Juhl said Curtis Wright...
The single resident of a home in Hallsboro escaped but his home was destroyed in a structure fire tonight (Monday). Multiple fire departments were called to the singlewide trailer on...
Nicholas J.C. Mitchell turned 18 on Thursday, and was indicted for first degree murder as an adult. Mitchell and Kenneth Bernard Wooten are alleged to have shot and killed Michael...
Two people were transported to Loris Hospital after they were accidentally shot Sunday. Tabor City Police reported that they were dispatched to Forest Glen apartments just before 1 p.m. A...
March will officially cue the start of spring wildfire season in North Carolina, and the N.C. Forest Service is urging residents to use caution with all outdoor fires, especially yard debris burns....
When I was a kid, there were words that would get your tail torn up, and words that might, in some families, mean you were never seen again. Maybe it...
You have several opportunities to enjoy some good food for a good cause this week. The Columbus Christian Academy Senior Class fundraiser is Saturday morning (Feb. 24) from 8-10 a.m....
Tabor City has qualified for a $1 million water improvement grant. Rep. Brenden Jones said Thursday that the State Water Infrastructure Authority had approved a Community Development Block Grant for...
For the third time in less than 30 days, the sheriff’s office has arrested a suspect for child sex abuse. Andy Gene Strickland, 68, was arrested by Greenville, S.C. Police...
Whiteville will receive $6.8 million for the replacement and rehabilitation of part of the sewer system, and upgrades at several lift stations, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today (Wednesday). The grant...
Sheepdog Foundation will hold an orientation for its traditional youth martial arts today (Wednesday) from 5-7 p.m. at the Whiteville Recreation Center....
A commercial turkey operation in Duplin County has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This is the second case of high path avian influenza in commercial poultry in...
David Earl Wilkins will spend 35 to 43 years in prison for the 2022 murder of a Tar Heel area man. District Attorney Jon David said Wilkins pled guilty Monday...
A Delco girl was allegedly bound and gagged before being raped by a Winnabow man, according to the sheriff’s office and warrants. James Kirk Harrelson, 39, is being held under...
Three suspects have now been charged with resisting an officer after an incident involving a stolen truck and firearms Saturday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office was searching for 2005 Dodge...
Jurors may be seated as early as Wednesday in the first degree murder trial of Leroy Moore Jr. Moore, 38, is alleged to have shot and killed Tony Baker during...