No serious injuries were reported after a small private plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road Wednesday night. First responders said the Piper Saratoga went down in a wooded area between Rough and R...
No serious injuries were reported when a small plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road this evening. First responders are on the scene. The occupants of the plane safely made their way out of the wood...
The suspect in a 2025 mass shooting in Southport will face the death penalty, according to the District Attorney’s office. DA Jon David said in a press release that “the State will proceed capitally i...
A multi-month undercover investigation has led to the arrest of a Tabor City-area man. Phillip Tyrone Jenrette, 38, was arrested Oct. 1 on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and de...
An Alabama murder suspect who fled to Robeson County is in custody – and his children are safe – and a Columbus County Sheriff’s Captain is being credited with playing a “key role.” The CCSO said in a...
A pair of burglary suspects face multiple charges after they were allegedly caught inside a home. Jessica Corrine Brown, 39, and Juwan Diamante Thomas, 28, were arrested Oct. 1. Both face multiple cha...
Bond was set at $25,000 after a woman allegedly switched from fighting civilians to fighting law enforcement. Keira Ann Williams, 49, was charged with two counts each of assault on a government offici...
A wildfire in Brunswick County is causing visible smoke in eastern and southern Columbus, and it’s in a familiar place. Brunswick County Emergency Services said the Quarry Road II fire is burning in t...
A new N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles driver license office will open Monday, Oct. 5, in Tabor City. The office will be located at 119 Lynwood Norris Road, across from the Lake Tabor Boat Ramp, and wi...
Three narcotics suspects were arrested by sheriff’s office HEAT patrols in unrelated stops over recent days. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said a HEAT deputy saw a dark automobile traveling...
Whiteville Police have arrested the suspect who allegedly exposed himself to two people at an area shopping center. Sean Stanley Shipman, 29, of 27 Mill Stream Dr., Whiteville, was released on a $500 ...
A bulldozer and excavator were nearly destroyed by vandals Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office. Damages to the equipment were estimated at $200,000, according to the report The four unknown juve...
A months-long investigation into alleged drug activity in a notorious Columbus County community sent three men to jail Friday.Dalvin Davonta Smith, 26; Don Smith, 44; Demetrick Smith, 30, and Tanicka ...
A joint effort by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Sheriff’s Office led to the detention of several suspects Thursday, including two alleged drug offenders. ICE did not immediat...
A checking station near Whiteville Sept. 23 led to a brief chase and an armed felon. Jaeshan Daryan Freeman, 23, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon, failu...
The suspect in a Sept. 22 shooting has been jailed. Kyron Spivey, 26, of 1491 Rico Rd., Whiteville, is being held under no bond on a single charge of attempted first degree murder, according to warran...