• Suspect also held in Tabor City area thefts. A married couple was arrested on Valentines Day after an alleged larceny that led to cocaine charges and other felonies. Kenneth...
One man is in custody after allegedly racking up $1,300 on a stolen credit card. Dorrion McArthur, 21, of 475 Spring Hill Dr., Whiteville, was held under $7,500 secured bond,...
The driver who rearended a vehicle on U.S. 74 Jan. 25 has been charged with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired. Jordan Alexander Kelly, 21, of 201 Broadway...
Smoke from a burning home in Kelly Monday was visible across the Cape Fear River. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said ADR responded mutual aid along with East...
Quick work by a Columbus County deputy prevented a grass fire from damaging a home Monday. Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas was escorting a funeral procession along Greens Mill Road when he...
Whiteville Police have identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash. Evelyn Rorie, 82, and Bobbie Rorie, 71, both of Whiteville, were in a Dodge Ram truck that was struck by...
The family dog and working smoke alarms saved a family from what could have been a devastating house fire this morning. The garage on the Delco home was destroyed, according...
Detectives have charged a Riegelwood man with statutory sex offense involving an underage girl. Sterling Robertson, 23, of 99 Christian Lane, Riegelwood, is being held under no bond. He was...
A Lees Lake man is held under no bond after he allegedly molested an adolescent girl. Daniel Allen Cox, 35, was arrested Jan. 29 on charges of second degree forcible...
One person died and two others were seriously injured after a collision in Whiteville Saturday evening. The fatality was the second road death in Columbus County this year. Whiteville Police...
Two students at East Columbus Junior Senior High face felony assault charges after allegedly slamming another student against a table. The sheriff’s office said the School Resource Officer was called...
Damage was minimal and no one was injured when a home was struck by gunfire Sunday in Delco. The Sheriff’s Office reported that Maria de Los Angeles called 911 after...
A former Williams Township firefighter who had also been a part-time Whiteville firefighter has been charged with arson. Tanner Reed Sykes, 19, of 4756 Gore Trailer Rd., Whiteville, was released...
An alleged squatter was charged with trespassing after starting a wildfire while cooking a pork chop dinner in Tabor City. Christopher Gore, 40, of 121 Spivey Rd., Tabor City, was...
Chadbourn Police dealt with some of the heaviest snow accumulations in the county during a busy weekend. From Saturday through Monday, CPD helped three motorists get home after they were...
A fight between two girls left a woman shot near Elizabethtown Monday, Bladen investigators said. The suspect, who is 17, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent...