Threats on social media prompted a large law enforcement presence at south Columbus High School this morning. There is no lockdown, according to Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene. Deputies, school Resource Officers and Deputies are [Read More]
An armed dealer in illegal drugs and guns will spend 17 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Samuel Arnette Jr., 43, pled guilty in June to possession of a firearm by [Read More]
William Dewayne Simmons will spend the rest of his life in prison for the slaying of Carlos David Alfonso Jr. Superior Court Judge Jim Hardin handed down the life sentence for murder and armed robbery [Read More]
Cocaine, oxycodone, and a stolen firearm were among the contraband seized after a traffic stop Monday. Charles Brown, 28, of 223 Old N.C. 211, Bolton, and Karlie Raelyn Brown, 23, of Leland, were stopped just [Read More]
After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police and Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) [Read More]
One woman was shot at the Whiteville San Jose restaurant Friday night, according to Whiteville Police. in a press release, WPD said the woman was transported to New Hanover Regional Health Center with non life [Read More]
The State Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found off a Rowland road was Jessica Lawrence. Deputies and search crews found Lawrence’s remains Monday during a ground search off Tom M. Road, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins [Read More]
The suspect in an attempted murder in South Carolina was located by Columbus County Deputies in eight minutes Monday. Anthony Wade Lamb, 32, of Timmonsville, S.C., was arrested at a home near Tabor City, according [Read More]
Developing One man has been jailed in the September shooting that left a Chadbourn man dead and two other people injured. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Tyquise Bobo” Baker, [Read More]
One man died after multiple shots were fired at a troubled Whiteville apartment complex Monday. Tony Jayshawn Baker, 23, died at New Hanover Regional, according to Whiteville Police. He was at least the fourth person [Read More]
Three men were shot near Second and Lewis Streets in Tabor City Saturday, just blocks from the Yam Festival. Tabor City Police Major Russel Conway said two of the victims were airlifted. One man had [Read More]
Citizen complaints led the sheriff’s office to raid three trouble spots on Dessie Road near Chadbourn Friday. One suspect collided with a patrol vehicle while trying to evade arrest, according to a press release from [Read More]
The body found in an abandoned home near Bladenboro has been identified as Samantha Christina White. White, 26, was last seen Oct. 6 in Bladenboro, according to Mac Warner of the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. White [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager. Raul Francisco Iglesias, 17, was last seen Oct. 11 on Silver Spoon Road. He left the home on foot heading toward Toon Road, the [Read More]
Whiteville Police have arrested a Florida man for the robbery of Fowler’s Jewelry last week. Jesmain Burnette was arrested by Whiteville detectives and the Clearwater, Fla., police. He is being held under no bond pending [Read More]
Former Animal Control Director Joseph David Prince was served today (Thursday) with a single misdemeanor warrant for failure to keep trust funds separate. He was released on a unsecured $1,000 bond. A grand jury handed [Read More]
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