A teenager was struck in the face with an axe Monday while defending his stepmother. Warrants have been issued for the male suspect in the case. Patrick Gatlin, 39, a black male, is wanted for [Read More]
Corey Robert Heckler of Bladenboro has been charged with felony statutory rape of a child. The Bladen Sheriff’s Office said Heckler was arrested after a parent of a juvenile found inappropriate material on a child’s [Read More]
An altercation involving as many as ten people devolved into gunfire near Tabor City Sunday. No one was injured in the incident, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to the 1300 block [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the life sentence for a convicted murderer from Robeson County. George Lesane, 47, has served 30 years in prison for killing Larry McCormick. In addition to earning his GED and college [Read More]
State officials say 283 more DNA matches have been verified during this fiscal year, allow investigators more evidence to track and solve crimes. In October, the State Crime Lab uploaded 1,183 samples to the CODIS database, which led [Read More]
A woman is being held under no bond after allegedly striking a road worker with her vehicle and fleeing the scene. Chloe Sagendorf, 27, was charged with felony hit and run resulting in death, felony [Read More]
An investigation by county Vice Narcotics detectives and the Patrol Division led to the arrest of two armed felons who were manufacturing marijuana, according to the sheriff’s office. Dustin Randall Duncan, 34, and Regina Earl [Read More]
A Clarkton area man will serve 11 to 14 years in prison after assaulting and attempting to immolate his father. In Bladen County Superior court Tuesday (Nov. 12), Kirby Elkins entered guilty pleas to charges [Read More]
Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock announced Tuesday that he will retire next year. “It’s hard,” Ipock told the city council. “You have become my family.” The Craven County native came to Whiteville in 2019, having [Read More]
Two men were airlifted after a collision between a tractor trailer and a farm truck Tuesday. Trooper Hernandez of the Highway Patrol said the wreck on Old 76 at Porter Swamp happened when a truckload [Read More]
A Southport man caught attempting to have sex with a child will spend 30 years in prison, the district attorney’s office said. Clayton Eagle entered a guilty plea today (Nov. 12) to ten counts of [Read More]
Former Sheriff Lewis Hatcher and his family escaped injury Thursday after someone fired multiple rounds at his home. Hatcher, his wife and nephew were inside the home at Pridgen Acres near Clarkton when an individual [Read More]
The driver who left the scene of an early morning fatality in Fair Bluff will not be charged. Entrell Moore, 20, of Tabor City thought he had struck an animal in the roadway at Elm [Read More]
For the second time in less than a month, two people died in separate auto crashes a short time apart in Columbus County this weekend. The wrecks happened Saturday evening. Jacqueline Strickland died on Franklin [Read More]
A convicted felon arrested with a rifle and narcotics is being held under $250,000 secured bond after an arrest early Saturday morning. Houston Edward Scott, 27, was arrested by the sheriff’s office on charges of [Read More]
Courtesy N.C. Forest Service Those who have felt the warmth of a fire and enjoyed its friendly glow understand that fire is not always a devastating blaze. Our ancestors considered fire to be a basic [Read More]
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