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 Saturday when a passerby...
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 restitution to...
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 Nucket Lane, Nakina ...
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 Road after being called about...
While there was evidence there are no suspects in a drive-by shooting that damaged several homes on Godwin Trail Tuesday. Deputy T. Stewart was dispatched to the Chadbourn-area property just before no...
A shooting in the Green Acres community has resulted in a life sentence for a Columbus County man. Marty Devane Soles, 28, formerly of Sandy Drive, Tabor City, was found guilty of first degree murder,...
Five people have now been charged in a stolen property and drug ring in Nakina. Skylar Long, Jonathan Cumbee, Teresa Hursey, Linda Gore and Jonathan Dorsch face a variety of felony charges ranging fro...
Drones and search crews tracked down a 15-year-old boy who allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend Tuesday. The youth has been referred to the Dept. of Juvenile Justice on charges of first degree kidnappin...
The child molester who had a standoff with Bladen County deputies will serve 20 years in prison. Wilton Edwards Jr. age 42, pleaded guilty to statutory rape Monday in Bladen County Superior Court. He ...
Three masked men allegedly assaulted a Delco couple and stole $35,000 of cash of property and cash Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that Guadalupe Renteria and Yajaira Sanchez sustained minor i...
A motorcyclist became the second county road death in three days Monday. James Dicicco, 57, of Evergreen crashed on a curve on Princess Ann Road, Sgt. K. McVicker said. The motorcycle left the highway...
An empty trailer home was destroyed by fire Friday, and officials are investigating the blaze. The home on Old Stake Road had been vacant for several years and had no electricity. The blaze is conside...
Three people, including a former employee, have been charged with shoplifting form the Bolton Dollar General store. Naudia Pyatt and her brother Jaylen Pyatt were charged with misdemeanor larceny in t...