Breaking news Whiteville Police have arrested the man suspected of the Oct. 25 murder of Tony Baker at Sandy Ridge Apartments.Leroy Moore Jr.of Fayetteville was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon by...
Authorities at Tabor Correctional are investigating an inmate’s overdose. The inmate, Dustin Goodson, was transported to Loris hospital on Nov. 12, according to a report with the Tabor City Poli...
Tabor City Police have arrested a guard at Tabor Correctional after he allegedly brought 200 doses of synthetic cannabinoid into the prison. Wesley Thompson, 24, is being held under $25,000...
The murder trial of a man charged with playing a role in a series of shootings in Whiteville has been delayed due to COVID-19. Corey Tashombe Hines, now 26, was...
An inmate in the county detention center is facing additional charges after allegedly stabbing another prisoner Tuesday. Nigel Bracey, 32, struck Roderick Barr multiple times about the upper lef...
A bad muffler sent a man back to jail after a high speed chase Monday. Antonio Arp, 18, of 1250 Buckhead Rd., Bolton, was charged with fleeing to elude arrest...
A break-in and shooting at Tabor City Sunday may have crossed the state line. Jacqueline McCullon called 911 to report an alleged break-in at 6:33 p.m., according to sheriff’s office...
A home and a car were damaged by gunfire over the weekend, but no one was injured, according to the sheriff’s office. Shannon Riggins told deputies that her Kia automobile...
Chadbourn Police have arrested a Subway employee who allegedly stole food and hundreds of dollars from her employer over the course of two months. Jacqueline Christine Robinson, 29, was arrested...
The second time wasn’t the charm for an alleged drug dealer who ran from a traffic checkpoint Nov. 9. Alijah Jouwan Green, 18, of Loris, was held under $42,500 secured...
Deputies arrested a man who was allegedly trespassing at Central Middle School Friday, and found drug paraphernalia in his pockets. Elijah Carmichael, 42, of 102 E. Calhoun St., Whiteville, was...
Threats on social media prompted a large law enforcement presence at south Columbus High School this morning. There is no lockdown, according to Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene. Deputies, school...
An armed dealer in illegal drugs and guns will spend 17 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Samuel Arnette Jr., 43, pled guilty in June to...
William Dewayne Simmons will spend the rest of his life in prison for the slaying of Carlos David Alfonso Jr. Superior Court Judge Jim Hardin handed down the life sentence...
Cocaine, oxycodone, and a stolen firearm were among the contraband seized after a traffic stop Monday. Charles Brown, 28, of 223 Old N.C. 211, Bolton, and Karlie Raelyn Brown, 23,...
After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police...