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Following is a weekly feature of Columbuscountynews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while i...

The girl injured Saturday in an ATV crash in Hallsboro has died. Remmi Jayms Noble, 12, was seriously injured while riding a side-by-side with two other girls at a home on Elbow Road, Sheriff Bill Rog...

Three men were jailed Thursday after an extensive investigation into narcotics sales in Evergreen, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Brothers Anthony and Antonio Ward of 80 Ward Village Dr...

Two small children ingested methamphetamine allegedly left out by their mother, according to warrants. Lisa Danielle Landreth, 33, was held without bond, according to detention center records. She is ...

A Mount Olive community teen was rescued from a man authorities called a “predator” after he allegedly took the child from her Columbus County home. Brian Keith Riley, 64, is being held in the Cumberl...

Two suspects are in jail and more arrests are pending in a two-state theft ring that targeted mobile home dealers and construction sites. Elvis Geronimo Oxendine Jr., 29,  and Deanna Marie Lambert, bo...

A North Whiteville shooting sent one man to the hospital and a convicted felon to jail Saturday. Frederick Lavone Canady, 49, of 91 Pridgen Acres, Clarkton, is being held under no bond. The sheriff’s ...