Updated 11:50 a.m. A third bomb threat was allegedly made Wednesday, this time at Whiteville High School, according to sheriff’s reports. The sheriff’s office daily incident summary for We...
West Columbus High and West Columbus School were temporarily evacuated today after a bomb threat, making the third for the county this week, including one this morning. Deputies searched the...
A sixth grader allegedly told students that a bomb would be detonated at Central Middle School today during the national emergency broadcast test. Deputies cleared the school this morning, according...
Sandie Simmons didn’t hesitate Sunday when she received a call about a choking child. The Acme-Delco-Riegelwood firefighter went straight from her home to that of the toddler, and her quick action...
The second bomb threat to city schools in a week has led to early dismissal today. The call specifically threatened Central Middle this morning, and students were evacuated just after...
Students got an unscheduled break from class Monday morning after a bomb threat was emailed to the city school system. The threat was made around 1030 a.m. The sheriff’s office...
Brady Mercer loved his father, his grandmother said, even when Matthew Mercer broke his son’s nose. Matthew Hall Mercer, 41, is being held on a murder charge after allegedly shooting...
A teenager was allegedly shot to death by his father Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew Hall Mercer is under no bond on a single count of first degree...
Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his...
The alleged gunman in a Sept. 4 shooting near Whiteville is being held under no bond. Jansean Daryan Freeman, 20, was arrested Monday for attempted first degree murder and failure...
The disgraced police chief who faked his suicide to avoid prosecution pled guilty in Columbus Superior Court today. William Anthony Spivey will serve 138 to 267 months in prison after...
A dog was found beaten to death in a field in Nakina Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the Sarah’s Avenue resident who owned of the animal let the dog...
September in North Carolina means football, harvest time, hunting seasons, fishing – and the start of fall forest fire season. As North Carolina transitions to the fall, the N.C. Forest...
Assistant District Attorney Heath Nance has a new title – judge. Nance will fill the seat left vacant by C. Ashley Gore, who was recently appointed to fill the Superior...
Traffic was snarled for hours this morning when a logging truck overturned in Riegelwood. The truck lost its load at the intersection of N.C. 87 and Fertilizer Road, forcing delays...
No one was injured when an armed woman robbed the Pireway Dollar General store Monday night. Deputies were called to the store in the 18000 block of Swamp Fox Highway...