The victim of an alleged child abduction was returned minutes after the 911 call, and deputies are working to uncover more leads. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the sheriff’s office...
After almost a year, the Hallsboro Middle School Courthouse annex will close June 30.“Effective June 30, the Hallsboro Court Facility currently being held at Hallsboro Middle School will be closed,...
After more than a year on hold, jury trials for criminal cases have returned to the Columbus County courthouse. While there have been civil trials with empaneled jurors, the first...
Lake Waccamaw is well known for its private fireworks displays during holiday weekends, but officials hope this year that the skies stay dark and quiet. Lake Waccamaw Fire Chief Barney...
Lamar Parker’s arrest after a high speed crash that injured seven people was his third since last summer. Parker, 19, was charged with driving while license revoked, careless and reckless,...
An Evergreen woman has been charged with crying wolf after she filed a false kidnapping report, the sheriff’s office said. Alva Jill Nance, 57, was charged with a single count...
Update, 9:40 p.m. One person has been airlifted after a high speed chase that ended with a car carrying a grandmother and several children being rammed on J.K, Powell Boulevard...
Deputies are searching for a man identified as a suspect in a break-in on Rough and Ready Road. Shane Howard Jones, 50, is alleged to have entered the home and...
The Clarendon man charged with child sex abuse now faces additional charges.Frederick William Booth, 56, is being held under $350,000 secured bond on three counts of statutory sex offense and...
Whiteville city council will discuss the troubled Sandy Ridge apartment complex Tuesday.An amendment to the regular agenda was emailed Friday (today). The agenda item gives no details other than to...
3:45 p.m. updateOne man is in custody after a brief standoff with Lake Waccamaw Police and State Park Rangers on Bella Coola Drive at the lake. A witness said the...
Detectives have charged a Clarendon man with sexually abusing a preadolescent boy. Frederic William booth, 56, is being held on a $50,000 secured bond on a charge of indecent liberties...
A Whiteville-area man was charged with a felony after an Animal Protective Services officer found a starving, sick and injured puppy at his home. The puppy was seized, but had...
Thursday’s shooting incident at Whiteville’s Sandy Ridge apartment complex beside Nolan Park has increased calls for a larger, county-owned park outside of the city. Shane Hardee, whose daughters play...
12:45 UPDATE: WPD said further investigation showed only one suspect is involved at this time. One of the victims was a pregnant woman shot in the abdomen. Two people, including...
Two people were injured and two are in custody after gunfire from Sandy Ridge apartments broke up Dixie Youth baseball this evening. Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock said the gunfire...