Public Safety

A Myrtle Beach couple were jailed Thursday after a search of their vehicle turned up fentanyl and a firearm. Anthony Glen Breeden, 36 and Julianne Elizabeth Zevgolis, 36, were arrested just after midnight at N.C. 242 and Princess Ann Road during a checkpoint. Both were charged with trafficking in fentanyl and possession of drug paraphernalia. Breeden was also charged with carrying a concealed firearm and failure to appear....

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...