A teenager is facing charges after allegedly joking that he had a bomb in his backpack at West Columbus High School. The threat came just days after an anonymous call about a bomb on the West Columbus...
Whiteville Police arrested a man who was stabbed Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a former girlfriend. Sherman Deandre Evans, 45, of 5979 Pleasant View Church Rd., Nichols, S.C., was held under no...
Less than 24 hours after being installed, license plate reader (LPR) cameras helped Whiteville Police capture a woman wanted in connection to a homicide. LPR cameras scan license plates when instructe...
While body armor is a part of every law enforcement officer’s uniform, that hasn’t always been the case for K9s in Columbus County – until now. The Columbus Humane Society presented protective vests t...
Authorities are investigating after a man allegedly brandished a rifle from inside his truck during a dispute with an Animal Protective Services employee. The report said the APS officer was attemptin...
A fight in the parking lot at a West Columbus basketball game led to a female suspect and two juveniles being charged with assaulting a pregnant woman. Advaneek Ridgeway, 32, of 22 W. Second St., Cha...
A crackdown on dangerous drivers with 41 officers from multiple agencies led to 41 charges Friday in Clarendon. The Columbus Couny Sheriff’s Office worked with the Highway Patrol, Robeson and Brunswic...
No one was injured but a home sustained damage Monday after someone fired shots at the property. Deputies were called to 72 Ninth St., Bolton at 5:32 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. The homeowner tol...
The sheriff’s office is investigating a case of potential animal cruelty after a family’s cat was found dead in a plastic bag. Johnny High contacted the sheriff’s office Tuesday, the report said. High...
Juvenile petitions have been sought against a masked juvenile who was allegedly pulled door handles at several homes in Cerro Gordo. The sheriff’s office said deputies were contacted Feb. 27 about the...
Updated 2:30 p.m. March 2 A Delco man is in jail under no bond on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Roy Lee Brown, 70, of 540 Evergreen Rd., Delco, was booked into the county detention center just a...
An elderly woman was charged with first degree burglary and assault on a disabled person after allegedly throwing herbicide on the victim. Wanda Gale Avery, 76, of 47 Renee Lane, Chadbourn, was held u...
Traces of crystal methamphetamine were found in a child’s system during an endangerment case, according to the sheriff’s office. The juvenile’s mother and grandmother were both arrested Tuesday follo...
Social media led authorities to find a child who apparently fled a foster home in Chadbourn and ended up staying with a woman in Leland. Kimberly Hope Ramsey, 45, was held under a secured bond, charg...
Two men were arrested after they got their truck stuck while allegedly dumping building debris, according to the sheriff’s office. Luis Antonio Vasquez Lerma, 18, and Castillo Esteban Mojica, 36, both...
An early morning raid today resulted in the arrest of a Nakina man on felony sex charges. Jeremy James Prashaw, 46, of Reeves Lane, Nakina, was held without bond. He faces ten counts of felony second ...