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The Good News for Sept. 27
For the second week in a row, we’ve seen some rough weather in our area. Thankfully the rest of the weekend should be lovely, if a bit more like midsummer than early fall. Get outside [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (September 27th, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for September 27th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Helene Remnants Bring Tornados, Rain Here
Helene Update 2:40 p.m. 9/27 Columbus County has a tornado watch until 6 p.m. and there have been unconfirmed reports of tornadoes on the ground in several areas. Warnings have been issued in Brunswick, Bladen [Read More]
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County Purged 5,396 Ineligible Voters Since ‘22
Columbus County elections officials were removing ineligible voters well before the recent lawsuit against the state state elections board and increased calls for more oversight of the state board. Voter rolls have come under more [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (September 27th, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for September 27th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Convenience Store Closes Due to Crime
A busy convenience store in Whiteville has closed its doors due to crime in the area. Workers began emptying fuel tanks and packing up stock at the Speedway at 207 N. Powell Boulevard Monday. By [Read More]
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Tornado Chances Increase
Southeastern North Carolina is now under an enhanced risk for tornadoes as powerful Hurricane Helene heads for the Florida panhandle. The National Weather Service office in Wilmington in a 1 p.m. update increased the tornado [Read More]
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County Schools Remote for Friday; City Calls Workday
The potential for high winds and some flooding has led both the city and county school systems to shift to a storm footing for Friday. Hurricane Helene is forecast to come ashore today as a [Read More]
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Heroin, Cocaine, Pot Send Man to Prison
Johnathan Terrille Jordan will spend the next 10 to 23 years in prison on drug trafficking charges. Jordan, 36, was found guilty on two counts each of trafficking opioids and heroin, plus possession of drug [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (September 26th, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for September 26th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Wife, Husband, Ex-wife Charged in Murder
Emily Sandlin has been charged with accessory in the May killing and disappearance of Shanna Perry. Sandlin, 46, is being held under $10,000 secured bond. She is charged with communicating threats and being an accessory [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (September 25th, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for September 25th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (September 24th, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for September 24th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
Elections
Robinson Remains Defiant
Embattled candidate Mark Robinson said Monday he is not exiting his bid to become the state’s first black governor. Robinson, who was elected lieutenant governor in 2020, has come under scrutiny since a CNN/WRAL report [Read More]
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Ex-wife Charged as Murder Accessory, Helped Hide Victim
The ex-wife of a murder suspect was arrested this morning and charged as an accessory in the murder of Shanna Perry, the pregnant Delco woman who vanished in May. Lance Arrington Sandlin IV, 47, was [Read More]
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Man Charged in May Disappearance, Murder
Lance Arrington Sandlin IV has been charged with murder of a woman who has been missing since May. Sandlin, 47, was arrested this evening and booked just before 8 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. [Read More]