The suspect in a New Year’s Eve shooting incident is in custody after a 112 mile per hour chase that left a deputy’s car damaged. Christopher Dentoui Edwards, 31, of...
The first highway fatality of the year in Columbus claimed the life of a Clarendon woman this morning. Misty Cribb, 35, of Cribbtown Road, died after her 2010 Dodge was...
Someone raised a variant of the Confederate flag on the pole at the Whiteville city entry. The flag was removed by Whiteville Police, Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder said. “This...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s office and Animal Protective Services were called about an alleged case of animal abuse Christmas Eve. A woman reported that she was prevented from retrieving two...
Multiple shots damaged two cars, a home and a storage building Monday night. No one was injured in the 9:30 p.m. shooting, the sheriff’s office reported, but a Chevrolet automobile...
A single vehicle crash led to a standoff and an apparent suicide Monday on Country Club Road near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office said the victim, who was 53, died of...
Someone stole a storage building from a Bolton home December 20. The building was valued at $2,000. An unoccupied building was reported damaged by fire on Ronald Lane near Chadbourn...
Conway Police are asking for the public’s help locating 16 year old Kenche Denise Green. The African American girl was reported missing this morning from Duckett Street around 1240 a.m....
A convicted felon caught with a handgun will be sentenced in March. Bobby Jaquane Toon, 31, was arrested in January 2024 after fleeing from law enforcement. He was charged with...
An unwanted puppy now has a new home after being tossed from a vehicle and eventually ending up in police custody Saturday. Whiteville Police Sgt. Brianna Blanks was on patrol...
Zerion Marcos Franklin has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release after stealing over $750,000 in treasury checks. Franklin was also ordered to pay...
Robeson County deputies arrested a Pembroke teacher and foster parent on multiple child sex offenses Saturday. Paul Nelson Locklear, 53, was arrested in Columbus County by Robeson investigators. The R...
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 convicted murderers Monday (Today), including three tied to high profile cases with regional connections. Biden issued the commutations as incomi...
Suspect photos and charges added. Deputies arrested 20 suspects Dec. 16 in a broad sweep in what the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office named Operation Nutcracker. The “crime suppression warrant...
A stolen property investigation led to a major drug bust in Nakina Dec. 5, and more charges are pending. The sheriff’s office reported that detectives executed a search warrant on...
A grassfire led to the discovery of a break-in and vandalism of a home Tuesday. Linda Campbell contacted the sheriff’s office after she went to the home on J.D. Cartrette...