A grassfire led to the discovery of a break-in and vandalism of a home Tuesday. Linda Campbell contacted the sheriff’s office after she went to the home on J.D. Cartrette Road after being called about...
While there was evidence there are no suspects in a drive-by shooting that damaged several homes on Godwin Trail Tuesday. Deputy T. Stewart was dispatched to the Chadbourn-area property just before no...
Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch visited Main Street recently, bringing holiday cheer. Nearly 200 children participated in Smart Start Columbus County Partnership for Children’s (CCPC) Magic on Main ...
A shooting in the Green Acres community has resulted in a life sentence for a Columbus County man. Marty Devane Soles, 28, formerly of Sandy Drive, Tabor City, was found guilty of first degree murder,...
Drones and search crews tracked down a 15-year-old boy who allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend Tuesday. The youth has been referred to the Dept. of Juvenile Justice on charges of first degree kidnappin...
The child molester who had a standoff with Bladen County deputies will serve 20 years in prison. Wilton Edwards Jr. age 42, pleaded guilty to statutory rape Monday in Bladen County Superior Court. He ...
Three masked men allegedly assaulted a Delco couple and stole $35,000 of cash of property and cash Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that Guadalupe Renteria and Yajaira Sanchez sustained minor i...
A motorcyclist became the second county road death in three days Monday. James Dicicco, 57, of Evergreen crashed on a curve on Princess Ann Road, Sgt. K. McVicker said. The motorcycle left the highway...
Three people, including a former employee, have been charged with shoplifting form the Bolton Dollar General store. Naudia Pyatt and her brother Jaylen Pyatt were charged with misdemeanor larceny in t...
Once upon a time, a little boy saw Santa Claus from his brother’s bedroom. It was an old, old house, built by a wealthy family many years before even the boy’s parents were born. Where it had once bee...
Drivers on Old Lake Road will permanently lose access to U.S. 74/76 this week as part of the project to upgrade the highway to interstate standards. A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportat...
A pit bull mix that may have been used for training fighting dogs was seized Friday near Whiteville. The male dog was found tied to a tree in the yard of a home on E.A. Barnes Road without shelter, du...
The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is partnering with local and state law enforcement to enforce a simple, but weighty message: if you have consumed impairing substances, do not get ...
A Hallsboro woman went back to jail after just four days free when she was found unconscious in her neighbor’s yard, while her dog was allegedly killing a chicken. Amber Nicole Muse, 48, was arrested ...
For the second time in two years, a Tabor City area home has been struck by gunfire. No one was injured in the Dec. 7 drive-by shooting, the sheriff’s office reported. Deputy C. Brown and Sgt. Fonviel...
A knife, firearm, screwdriver and car radio antenna were said to be used in a domestic assault that injured an infant Dec. 7 on Peaceful Way near Chadbourn. The seven month old baby sustained minor in...