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If you plan to party this weekend for St. Patrick’s Day, don’t trust the luck of the Irish. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program launched the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It and Lose It” enforcement campaign Monday to help keep impaired drivers off the road. Motorists can expect an increase in the number of saturation patrols and driver checkpoints by law enforcement across the state through March 17. “Embracing...
A Rockingham man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday for his part of an online e-commerce website that sold illegal drugs to customers nationwide. Adam Meland, 45, pled guilty to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. Leonidas Paul, 39, previously pled guilty to the same charge for his involvement in the online drug sales. Mark James Meland, also of Rockingham, was charged by criminal complaint in September 2023...
The N.C. Crime Victim Compensation Commission on Monday voted to approve $446,169 in financial reimbursements to victims of violent crime who applied for financial assistance to cover eligible medical costs, lost wages or other expenses incurred as a result of a crime committed in North Carolina. The six-person commission meets quarterly to review claims recommended for reimbursement by staff at the N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Office of...