Immediate first aid often means the difference between life and death, and Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue is working with a non-profit to provide free training for the public. The class, hosted by ...
Tabor City Police and the sheriff’s office are actively searching for a suspect form a series of armed home invasions. Christopher O’Neil Strickland was last seen in the area of Stake Road late Sunday...
A wildfire on the Bladen-Columbus line is currently contained at 60 percent, according to the N.C. Forest Service. The Rosindale fire is located between N.C. 211 and the Welches Creek Gamelands, off N...
State Forest Service investigators have charged an Evergreen man with felony timber theft. Lennon Colt Hinson, 42, of 986 Homer Nance Rd., was arrested April 10 (today) on a single felony count of la...
The suspect in a March 28 home invasion has been arrested. Draquawn W. Williams, 26, of 41 Villa Dr., Whiteville, is being held under no bond, charged with armed robbery, first degree burglary, two co...
Whiteville Rescue will now provide EMS service to the Lake Waccamaw Fire District. County commissioners on Monday approved a request from Lake Waccamaw to subcontract with Whiteville Rescue to provide...
Chadbourn Police will host their annual Community Safety Day Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. Visitors can learn more about the Chadbourn Police, Fire Department, EMS and Public Works. CPD will also h...
The largest working wildfire in North Carolina has burned 762 acres and is 50 percent contained. Phillip Jackson of the N.C. Forest Service said crews have been on the Rosindale fire since Wednesday a...
A Bolton man has been charged for allowing the September 2025 assault on a child. Anthony Dewitt Ameri Jacobs, 37, of 7848 Old Lake Rd., was arrested today (April 8) on a single count of misdemeanor c...
Updated 8:45 p.m. A wildfire in Bladen County is causing smoke and ash across Columbus County, and is visible for 50 miles. As of 8 p.m., the fire had expanded to 425acres, with zero containment, acco...
Officers tracked a larceny suspect across the county and arrested him for allegedly stealing a gun and a truck Monday. Owen Trent Fowler, 21, of 1502 Chade Fisher Rd., Chadbourn, was held under $20,00...
A narcotics officer sustained minor injuries after deputies fought with a drug suspect who allegedly led them on 100 mile per hour chase March 31. Daniel Dalech Adams, 49, was charged with felony flee...
Ongoing aggressive patrols in the eastern part of Columbus led to drug charges for a Bladen County man April 1. Bruce Spencer, 46, of 531 McKoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe, was charged with three counts each o...
An infant is recovering after apparently ingesting an unknown substance Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office responded to a medical call at a home on Crusoe Island Road around 3 p.m., according to a...
Detectives are actively searching for a vandal who damaged around 20 mailboxes early Monday. The vandal hit mailboxes along Peacock Road and elsewhere in North Whiteville, the sheriff’s office said. T...
Deputies arrested a Bladen County suspect during a traffic stop in Delco March 31, according to the sheriff’s office. Benetta Renee White, 52, was charged with five counts of failure to appear in Blad...