Almost 5,000 boaters got to meet Wildlife officers during the week of Operation Dry Water. The Wildlife Resources Commission’s (WRC) annual effort targets impaired and unsafe boaters on all state wate...
A fully-automatic pistol and a rifle stolen during Hurricane Matthew were among the firearms seized when Fair Bluff Police arrested a shooting suspect Sunday. Kyle Bannon Tucker, 41, of 636 Strawberry...
Developing story The sheriff’s office tracking dog was unhurt after a man allegedly threatened to kill K-9 Gunny during a footchase Tuesday. Kenneth Hayes, 64, was released on a $1,500 secured bond on...
A federal judge has sentenced a Bolton man to 252 months – 21 years – in prison. Charles Elliot Brown, 30, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Wilmington to possession of a firearm by a felon and po...
County detectives are investigating two apparent drive-by shootings that left property damage but no injuries. On June 28, deputies were called to the 2000 block of Williams Road, Chadbourn at 10:26 p...
Thieves took 20 bottles of Oxycodone from a drug store after breaching a brick wall Friday. John Thomas called the sheriff’s office after discovering that someone had broken into the Riegelwood Mutual...
A man who was allegedly abusing two dogs allegedly assaulted a man who interceded June 28. The sheriff’s office reported that the dogs were “bothering people” at Lumber River campground, and the dog’s...
With most of Columbus County now in a severe drought, Whiteville officials are urging more conservation by residential water customers. “According to the city Water Response Plan, customers are expect...
Firefighters, Forest Service personnel and volunteers had their hands full Saturday when a lightning strike sparked a wildfire off Old Union Road. Horses, a pen of hunting dogs and multiple structures...
Tabor City police arrested a wanted man after he was stopped for pulling a trailer without taillights. Austin Grey Reneger, 27, was held under a secured bond on Guilford County charges of discharging ...
As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the first municipality in the county...
A public forum Saturday is designed to build relationships between the sheriff’s office and the community. The Unity in Our Communities event starts at 10 a.m. at Whiteville High School auditorium. It...
Deputies and Tabor City Police arrested a suspect wanted for larceny and other crimes in several cases stretching back to earlier this year. Courtney Cole Scott, 31, of 118 Canal St., Tabor City, was ...
Columbus Animal Protective Services will be closed and offering limited services July 10-15. In a social media announcement, APS officials said the office will not be open to the public, and traps wil...
Speed and improper passing contributed to a June 7 fatal crash minutes after the end of the school year, and one of the teens in the crash has been charged. Kamari Smith, 16, was cited for misdemeanor...
A father and a baby died Sunday in a fire near White Lake. Bladen County Fire Marshall Kenneth Clark said the blaze was reported around 2:30 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the home on Susie Sandhil...