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Firefighting aircraft on the Sunset Road fire in Brunswick County had to be grounded yesterday when two drones flew through the airspace. The N.C. Forest Service said the rapidly moving fire spread during the time the aircraft could not operate. “Firefighting aircraft that respond to wildfires fly low in support of ground personnel,” a news released from the NCFS said Friday night. “Drones can pose a serious threat...
Whiteville Police have charged a man and woman for the shooting at a downtown gathering April 13. Kapri McMillian, 34, was already in custody for the killing of Jaquise Blanks later in the morning after the shootout at Func-tionz, a now-closed business on Madison Street. Samantha Crawford, 34, was arrested Wednesday (today) in Lumberton, according to a press release from Whiteville Police. McMillian and Crawford are charged with...
Duke Progress Energy has more than 2,800 customers without power across two areas of Columbus County this afternoon. Duke Progress media representatives confirmed the data from the company’s outage map, but did not provide specific details on the interruption. Most of the outages are in an area from west Whiteville to Chadbourn, Evergreen and Cerro Gordo, while just under 400 are scattered between Lake Waccamaw and Hallsboro. Two...