UPDATED June 12 at noon. Multiple victims helped put an alleged child molester behind bars Thursday. Jeromy Lee Blanton, 44, of Loris, is being held under no bond. He faces...
Pine straw is a traditional groundcover for flower beds and landscaping – but it’s also a dangerous fire hazard. Last week’s Sawmill Apartments fire has been linked to a cigarette...
Five ankle monitors owned by a bail bonding company are missing and presumed stolen, and a $1,000 reward is being offered for their return. Mark Cartret of Around the Clock...
Seven families were displaced Friday when a major fire swept through a building at the Sawmill Apartments in Whiteville. City Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said the 3:30 p.m. fire was...
A Chadbourn Police sergeant is recovering from serious injuries sustained while using Stop Sticks on a chase suspect Thursday. Mayor Phillip Britt said Fair Bluff Police were attempting to stop...
Developing story Multiple fire departments are fighting a structure fire at Sawmill Apartments in Whiteville. At one point the fire sent dense black smoke across U.S. 701 and onto...
Reported cases of white-collar crime, which includes fraud, embezzlement and extortion, rose between 2020 and 2024, according to a report released today by the NC Department of Public Safety’s Crimina...
Five devices used to modify firearms into fully-automatic weapons were among the contraband seized during a raid in Whiteville today (June 2). Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said in a...
Leland Police have arrested the suspect in Thursday’s drive-by shooting in Whiteville. Javion Delton Evans, 22, was arrested Sunday in Leland. He was held without bond pending transfer to Columbus...
Deputies arrested two men in separate felony cases during proactive patrols in the Boardman area. The sheriff’s office said Damian Kelly Thompson, 38, of Wilmington was spotted near the Sun-Dew...
Authorities on both sides of the state line are searching for a woman reported missing from Horry County. Her husband is in jail in New Hanover County on unrelated charges....
Bitcoin transactions and online activity led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on child porn charges Thursday. Michael Deshawn Smith-Green, 38, of 101 Stanley Street, was jailed under a...
Developing story Whiteville Police are investigating a shooting at Covey Run II apartments Thursday around 5 p.m. One person sustained a minor neck injury from a stray bullet, according to...
Whiteville Police have charged a man after he allegedly forced another man to perform a sex act. Jeremy Tyler Hilburn, 30, of 131 Mill Pond Rd., Lot 131, Whiteville, is...
One person was airlifted after a water rescue near Nakina Wednesday. Nakina Fire and Rescue said in a social media post that the department was called to the 2100 block...
UPDATED 4:45 p.m. May 27 with additional information. The man who pleaded guilty to the motor vehicle death of a Whiteville firefighter has been charged with stealing a roadside monument...