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Body Identified; No Foul Play, WPD Says

September 2, 2026

The woman found deceased in an abandoned car in Whiteville Aug. 27 has been identified as Matassa Glenette Moore. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said foul play is not suspected in the death. Moore’s body was found in an abandoned vehicle near a home in the 300 block of West Columbus Street around 1:30 p.m., according to WPD. Officers were called to the scene after someone reported the...

DMV Revokes Certificates for Virtual Driving School

September 2, 2026

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) has revoked the commercial driver training school business license and all associated instructor licenses of NC Virtual Driver’s Ed, LLC (NCDMV Business License #1647), effective immediately. The company may no longer operate as a commercial driver training school in North Carolina. The action follows an investigation that found the business in violation of multiple North Carolina General Statutes and Administrative Code...

Christopher James Frank (BCSO)

September 2, 2026

A woman is recovering from serious injuries after she was allegedly sexually assaulted and beaten by her estranged husband. Christopher James Frank, 25, of Pecan Wood Lane, Elizabethtown, is being held under no bond, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with first degree kidnapping; first degree forcible sex offense; assault inflicting serious bodily injury; misdemeanor sexual assault; misdemeanor assault on a female; crime of...

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