It’s far too often that defendants under the age of 21 appear on court dockets, but when Columbus County has another option out there to try to steer those kids...
Five counties and multiple agencies came together to break open a major drug trafficking ring with major connections here, according to a release from the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office. Nearly...
A chase that crossed the state line Saturday ended with the arrest of one theft suspect, and later led to another to jail. Thomas Tony Bradley, 50, of Main Street,...
Developing story One person was killed and two others injured Tuesday in a shooting on Dessie Road near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office said in a press release that deputies responded...
Fire crews were on the scene of a structure fire near Wooded Acres late Friday afternoon.No injuries were reported, but the building was destroyed. Lake Waccamaw and Hallsboro responded to...
A ruling that would have allowed 55,000 convicted felons to cast a ballot has been stopped by the State Court of Appeals. On Aug. 30, a three-judge panel of...
The sheriff’s office is looking for a missing man who left an Evergreen home yesterday and hasn’t been seen since. William Derrick Dixon, 64, is a Native American male, with...
A Whiteville man died Monday after he was partially ejected in a single vehicle crash near Brunswick. Highway Patrol Sgt. B. Ezzell said Claudio Salvador Saballos, 41, was not wearing...
Crime roundup for Aug. 31 • Deputies arrested a Burgaw man after he allegedly stabbed and cut a man near Whiteville Monday. Dallas Vance Shepard, 30, is being held under...
Ignoring the state’s helmet law ended badly for a South Carolina man Tuesday. Sgt. Brian Campbell of the Tabor city Police was on patrol along Pireway Road when he said...
For the second time a building site on Big Island Road in Old Dock has been robbed of tools and other supplies while a couple attempts to build their dream...
Traffic was tangled on N.C. 87 near Sandyfield Monday when a van crossed the centerline and collided with a loaded logging truck, killing the van driver. Dennis Emmett Carver of...
A Kelly resident has been charged with setting 18 fires during the burn ban earlier this summer, and he could face six additional charges in Columbus. Roy Anthony Potter, 59,...
An officer at Columbus Correctional Institution was assaulted this morning by an inmate, according to a prison spokesman. The officer, a 17-year veteran, was transported for medical attention, accordi...
Members of the Bloods gang were targeted by federal authorities in a four-year investigation known as Operation Hell Swamp, the Eastern U.S. District Attorney said today. The operation was detailed...
Breaking news Police in Chadbourn are searching for the suspect in a shooting case from Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at the intersection of South Wilkes and Princess Street around...