Public Safety

The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program and state and local law enforcement are launching a statewide enforcement campaign to remind drivers of the importance of the Move Over Law. North Carolina’s Move Over Law requires drivers to move over a lane or slow down when approaching emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road with flashing blue, red or amber lights. The law protects law enforcement officers,...

The suspect in the murder of a Delco woman last year now faces a charge of killing her unborn child. Lance Errington Sandlin IV, 47, of 4868 Delco Prosper Rd., was charged with murder of an unborn child Friday, according to court documents. Bond was set for that charge at $2 million, but Sandlin is being held under no bond for allegedly murdering Shania Perry. Perry left her...

Michelle Sykes knew something was wrong the moment her daughter called. It was 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2019, and the then-13 year old was spending the night with her best friend, the daughter of Keith Douglas Wilkins Jr. The girl called her mother and said she didn’t feel well, and she urgently wanted to come home. “It happens sometimes,” Sykes said. “Kids get homesick and want to...