An early-morning shooting in Bladen left one individual seriously injured, according to the Bladen Sherff’s Office. Deputies were called to the 500 block of Berry Lewis Road, Bladenboro at 2:07...
Record warmth in ocean waters will trump the disruptive effects of El Nino winds, leading to a more active than normal hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
Three local fire departments were among the eight stations who responded to a church fire in Robeson County Monday night. Proctorville Baptist Church near Orrum was virtually destroyed by a...
Multiple cease and desist orders were served on operators of e-gaming machines in Columbus yesterday, according to the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Bill Rogers said in a press release that letters...
Gerson Brown will spend 300 to 420 months – up to 35 years – in prison after being found guilty of repeatedly raping a nine year old girl. Brown, 24,...
Two familiar faces have new jobs in the Columbus County courts. District Court Judge Ashley Gore was invested as Superior Court Judge Monday in a special ceremony in Whiteville. Gore...
Jeremiah Javonte Robinson turned 18 Monday, and was charged as an adult in the 2022 murder of Caron Robinson in Whiteville. Whiteville Police said Caron Robinson, 32, was found on...
Two single-vehicle wrecks this weekend claimed the lives of the drivers. In the first crash, a motorcyclist crossed the center line and struck a ditch, Trooper Trevor Bryan of the...
Major Brett Baxley has been dismissed by Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers. Baxley, a retired Highway Patrol Trooper, was originally hired in October 2022 by Sheriff Bill Rogers as an...
An overnight storm brought five to six inches of rain across much off the county Sunday night and early Monday. Meteorologist Christopher Cawley said six inches of rain fell at...
The sheriff’s office is investigating three assaults that were reported over the weekend. Randy Hayes was attacked at his home on Kenneth Hayes Lane near Chadbourn during an argument over...
Lightning struck a tree at Lake Waccamaw Wednesday, breaking windows, damaging a fence and leaving a man with a serious head injury. The initial emergency call just after 4:30 p.m....
Deputies were forced to break through a door on a Five Points home Tuesday after a woman refused to surrender on outstanding charges. Renee Michelle McKinnies, 28, was charged with...
A Lumberton area woman was jailed Tuesday after allegedly using a trashcan to attack a sheriff’s office patrol car. Hannah Locklear, 39, of Virgie Road, was held under $2,500 secured...
A Georgia man was issued multiple citations Friday after he was stopped for a window tint violation, and found with a concealed handgun, a large quantity of male enhancement drugs...
Columbus County Deputy Ricky Lewis is the newest graduate of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Effort) Officer Training Program. Lewis completed the course at the N.C. Justice Academy in Salemburg,...