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As Fourth of July celebrations get underway across North Carolina, drivers are encouraged to make safe choices behind the wheel. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program launched its annual “Operation Firecracker Booze It and Lose It” enforcement campaign Monday to promote safe driving throughout the busy travel period. The campaign includes bolstered public outreach and law enforcement to encourage sober driving and remove impaired drivers from the roads. Law...
The ongoing drought and a preponderance of wildfire fuel has fire officials concerned that Independence Day fireworks could lead to more than fire in the sky. “We encourage folks to just use common sense,” said Billy Barnette of the Columbus County office of the N.C. Forest Service. “If you’re going to be lighting fireworks at home, have a garden hose and a flat point shovel close by.” Extremely...
The teen who drove two murder victims to Roanoke Rapids has been charged as an accessory after the fact in the killing of a Brunswick man. Isaiah Napoleon Cooper, 19, of 151 Mill Pond Rd., Whiteville ws arrested today (Tuesday) on a charge of accessory after the fact of murder. His bond was set at $20,000 secured, according to detention center records. He was also charged with resisting...