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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 to inflict serious injury and discharging a firearm in an occupied dwelling, according to the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. Because she is underage her name was not released. The suspect was taken to the juvenile detention center in Fayetteville....
The town of Chadbourn is under a curfew from 6 p.m. today (Saturday) until 8 a.m. Sunday. The town announced a state of emergency today due to the winter storm. Only truly essential travel will be allowed in the town.
Whiteville has put a curfew in place as part of its state of emergency order. Only travel for “essential travel for work, medical, and emergency purposes” will be permitted between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. during the storm. The curfew takes effect today and will run until lifted by the city manager and mayor. Officials hope the curfew will cut down on the number of storm repeated wrecks,...