One person drowned Saturday after driving around a barricade and into a flooded road near the Columbus County line, according to Robeson County EMS. The drowning occurred on a section of Old Whitevill...
Flooded roads as of 11:35 p.m. Aug. 7, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. •7000 block Lebanon Church Rd •835 Walter Ward Rd •Ward Town x Seven Creeks •14B East Calhoun St •E Lewis x Fr...
An electrical fire led to not one but two fires at Southern Fire and Muffler in Whiteville Wednesday. Firefighters were not called to the first blaze at the landmark business, City Fire Marshal Hal Lo...
There were no charges after a woman attacked another woman Wednesday, forcing the victim to improvise a stylish defense for herself. The sheriff’s office said Tanieka Vonka Davis and Ophelia Jenrette...
CCN will be providing coverage via our social media platforms throughout the storm. Send closings to CCNEditorweaver@gmail.com or call 910.914.6056 Ext. 1. Zeko’s Italian Restaurant has closed e...
Trying to pawn a gold bracelet led to the arrests of three suspects in a string of crimes involving stolen financial information, firearms and a vehicle on Tuesday. James Andrew Delaney, Crystal Gayle...
The suspect who fled a traffic stop at high speed with an unsecured toddler in his car has been arrested. Kiheem Raekwon Bell, 24, of Loris, S.C. was taken into custody Tuesday. He was charged with mi...
A wanted man was picked up outside the Nakina Dollar General store Tuesday after he was seen “Acting erratically and sweating profusely”. Kevin Michael Babson of Ash had good reason to be sweating, an...
A man described as “aggressive when he is impaired” was arrested after allegedly forcing a child to drive him around the Sydney community. Matthew Blake Coker, 35, was held under a secured bond on ch...
The suspect in a 2019 shooting and a string of other crimes across three counties will serve more than 17 years in federal prison. Maurice Isaac Hemingway was found guilty in federal court of possessi...
Whiteville Police arrested a man after a vehicle chase and foot pursuit Monday. Brandon William Hammonds, 41, was held under $10,000 secured bond on charges of possession of methamphetamine, hit and r...
The N.C. State Crime Lab had 1,466 CODIS hits in the past fiscal year, breaking the previous record of 1,382 hits in fiscal year 2023. The State Crime Lab analyzes evidence and uploads DNA to CODIS, t...
Developing story An apparent lightning strike caused a fire in part of the old ice house at Main and Franklin streets this afternoon (Friday). Whiteville Fire Department and other first responders are...
Traffic enforcement kept deputies busy over the weekend, resulting in several unrelated arrests for narcotics and a stolen catalytic converter. The sheriff’s office reported that the HEAT Team was ope...
Jennifer Scurdato has pleaded guilty in Columbus Superior Court for the second degree murder of Norm Foggan in April 2022. Scurdato, 40, was sentenced Friday to 94 to 125 months in prison. Deputies we...
Updated 1:50 p.m. July 25 A Bolton man is being held under $1.5 million secured bond on dozens of charges of possessing and sharing child pornography. Some of the videos involved infants. Aaron Hunter...