Public Safety

No injuries were reported after a bet on a soccer game led to a fight and shots being fired at two juveniles in a car Tuesday. The sheriff’s office said deputies were deployed to a 911 call about shots being fired at a moving vehicle on N.C. 130 near the town of Brunswick. Neither the victims nor alleged assailants were at the scene when law enforcement arrived. Deputies...

Law enforcement and parents scrambled to East Columbus Junior-Senior High Monday after a prank call about a school shooter. The sheriff’s office reported that a male juvenile called 911 and asked for immediate assistance, claiming there was an active shooter on campus. Deputies and Police were en route to the school when the School Resource Officer confirmed there was no disturbance on campus. Columbus County Sheriff’s Detectives determined...

The unofficial start of summer is also the beginning of the 100 Deadliest Days for teen drivers — and one of the most intensive highway safety campaigns of the year. An estimated 45 million Americans are expected to travel domestically this Memorial Day weekend with 87 percent of those people taking road trips, according to AAA. The State Highway Patrol is working to ensure residents and visitors to...