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A collision at Washington Street and JK Powell Boulevard in Whiteville has closed the intersection. Witnesses said one person appears to have been shot. Police, the Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation and other agencies have blocked off the scene. One person has been airlifted to New Hanover. The crash is apparently related to a shootout that occurred moments before, a short distance away on JK Powell...
Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance after a larceny Friday afternoon. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported larceny at a property on Sam Potts Highway. The caller advised that sometime after 1 p.m. Friday, an empty 100 lb. propane tank, a full 100 lb. tank, and two vehicle batteries, The LP tanks are marked as Dew Oil Company tanks. At this time, there is...
Updated with corrected arrest information. The family of a murder victim is suing Whiteville Police and the State Bureau of Investigation for allegedly revealing in court documents that the victim was a witness to a murder. William “June Bug” Edwards Jr. was shot to death in the Whiteville Discount Tire Sales service bay in 2023. Natrell Ky-El McKinnies was arrested and charged in the killing. Edwards was killed...