The driver who rearended a vehicle on U.S. 74 Jan. 25 has been charged with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired. Jordan Alexander Kelly, 21, of 201 Broadway Rd., Chadbourn, was held und...
Smoke from a burning home in Kelly Monday was visible across the Cape Fear River. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said ADR responded mutual aid along with East Arcadia, Atkinson a...
Quick work by a Columbus County deputy prevented a grass fire from damaging a home Monday. Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas was escorting a funeral procession along Greens Mill Road when he saw a fast moving grass...
Whiteville Police have identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash. Evelyn Rorie, 82, and Bobbie Rorie, 71, both of Whiteville, were in a Dodge Ram truck that was struck by a GMC Sierra driven by...
The family dog and working smoke alarms saved a family from what could have been a devastating house fire this morning. The garage on the Delco home was destroyed, according to Acme-Delco-Riegelwood F...
Detectives have charged a Riegelwood man with statutory sex offense involving an underage girl. Sterling Robertson, 23, of 99 Christian Lane, Riegelwood, is being held under no bond. He was charged wi...
A Lees Lake man is held under no bond after he allegedly molested an adolescent girl. Daniel Allen Cox, 35, was arrested Jan. 29 on charges of second degree forcible sex offence, statutory sex offense...
One person died and two others were seriously injured after a collision in Whiteville Saturday evening. The fatality was the second road death in Columbus County this year. Whiteville Police Chief Pau...
Two students at East Columbus Junior Senior High face felony assault charges after allegedly slamming another student against a table. The sheriff’s office said the School Resource Officer was called ...
Damage was minimal and no one was injured when a home was struck by gunfire Sunday in Delco. The Sheriff’s Office reported that Maria de Los Angeles called 911 after the home in the 4800 block of Delc...
A former Williams Township firefighter who had also been a part-time Whiteville firefighter has been charged with arson. Tanner Reed Sykes, 19, of 4756 Gore Trailer Rd., Whiteville, was released on s...
An alleged squatter was charged with trespassing after starting a wildfire while cooking a pork chop dinner in Tabor City. Christopher Gore, 40, of 121 Spivey Rd., Tabor City, was placed under a $500 ...
Chadbourn Police dealt with some of the heaviest snow accumulations in the county during a busy weekend. From Saturday through Monday, CPD helped three motorists get home after they were stranded in d...
A fight between two girls left a woman shot near Elizabethtown Monday, Bladen investigators said. The suspect, who is 17, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious i...
The town of Chadbourn is under a curfew from 6 p.m. today (Saturday) until 8 a.m. Sunday. The town announced a state of emergency today due to the winter storm. Only truly essential travel will be all...
Whiteville has put a curfew in place as part of its state of emergency order. Only travel for “essential travel for work, medical, and emergency purposes” will be permitted between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. ...