Columbus County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd saw his larceny charge dropped in a Bladen County theft case. Court records show that the Bladen County District Attorney’s Office decided to dismiss the single charge of larceny [Read More]
Police have charged a woman with abusing her three-month-old infant after he was discovered to have multiple broken bones. Serenity Isabel Hayes, 24, of 2029 Main St., Apt. 302, Fair Bluff, was arrested Dec. 3 [Read More]
Updated Dec. 5 with information from CCSO. A Delco couple is in jail after they allegedly fired multiple shots at deputies attempting to arrest a man on outstanding warrants. Dale Douglas Malpass, 54, of Kelly’s [Read More]
Updated A Nakina shooting sent a man to jail Thursday. Pasiano Esteban Hernandez, 38, of 12 Lexia Lane, Nakina, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm [Read More]
A Silver Alert has been issued for Sharon Dunn Elkins. The Bladen County woman was last seen near her home in White Oak Friday, heading toward Tar Heel. She was wearing a blue sweatshirt and [Read More]
A Thanksgiving shooting in Nakina sent a man to jail Thursday. Pasiano Esteban Hernandez, 38, of 12 Lexia Lane, Nakina, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a [Read More]
Betty Stanley has been found safe in Sampson County after running out of fuel. Lake Waccamaw Police Chief Corey Finch said Mrs. Stanley, 85, was found at the intersection N.C 24 and N.C. 242 this [Read More]
A Silver Alert has been issued for Betty Ward Stanley of Lake Waccamaw. Mrs. Stanley, 85, left her home was last seen in Leland Tuesday, where she was stopped by a Leland Police Officer around [Read More]
The remains of a Clarkton man who disappeared in March 2021 have been identified in Laurinburg. Brandon McDonald disappeared March 25, 2021. His wrecked vehicle was later found in Laurinburg. The skeletal remains were found [Read More]
• The report said the victim had repeatedly wandered away from home while in Gaskins’ care. Deputies have charged a Chadbourn area man with neglect of an elderly woman. Marshall Lenue Gaskins, 70, of 174 [Read More]
District Attorney Jon David will not seek reelection. David said Tuesday that he will not sign up for another term in office when candidate filing starts Monday. He endorsed Jenna Earley, the lead assistant [Read More]
• Male suspect is awaiting charges for 2020 abuse of infant. The mother of a child has been charged with allowing her daughter to be raped by the mother’s boyfriend. Mary Angie Barnhill, 39, and [Read More]
Deputies are searching for a female suspect who may have fired a shot during a disturbance in Riegelwood Friday. Deputies were called to Mookie Lane around 7:40 p.m., the report said. The caller to 911 [Read More]
Detectives are seeking leads about an alleged contractor fraud suspect. The sheriff’s office said the victims in the case paid the contractor an $1,800 cash deposit for repairs on a Hunter Avenue home in 2021, [Read More]
Lower gas prices mean more people on the roads this year for the Thanksgiving holiday, traditionally one of the busiest travel days of the year. With millions expected to travel on North Carolina roads this [Read More]
A Columbus County jury took less than an hour to find Cleon Cortez guilty of child sex crimes today (Nov. 21). Cleon Cortez, 53, was found guilty of taking indecent liberties with a minor and [Read More]
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