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 unknown c...
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 dischargin...
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 morn...
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 8:30 p....
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 skel...
• 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, 7...
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 l...
• 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 Parke...
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 91...
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...
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 road...
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 statutor...
The State Highway Patrol today announced 55 new troopers graduated from its 166 Basic Patrol School, and one of them is coming to Columbus County. Christopher Renzi will begin work here Dec. 10. The t...
The driver of a Columbus County school bus was injured Wednesday when the bus and a work truck collided near Nakina. No children were on the bus at the time of the wreck, according to Nakina Fire and ...
Columbus Animal Protective services has reopened the shelter to intakes. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the shelter was closed to new arrivals due to the anticipated arrival of 34 dogs in a pending animal c...
Thanks to an anonymous donor, students in the county and city schools will soon see a new officer walking the halls. Xena, a German shepherd currently being trained to find contraband, was donated to ...