Public Safety

UPDATED at 4:33 p.m. A Riegelwood area man has been arrested on murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a pregnant woman. Najee Dizon Leach, 31, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. today (Wednesday), according to the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. is wanted for murder. Deputies were called to the 100 block of Dixon Road, near the Bladen-Columbus line, at 10:33 p.m. Tuesday to a report of shots...

Saturday wrapped up three days of aggressive traffic enforcement coordinated by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, resulting in seven more fugitives being arrested and multiple traffic violations. Operation Heat Wave began Thursday and continued into Saturday night, with deputies from New Hanover and Brunswick counties joining State Troopers in saturation patrols across Columbus. The effort was part of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program Click It or Ticket campaign...

One of the two people who died in a Wilmington wreck Sunday was an Evergreen native. Parker Elizabeth Nance, 22, and Jeanette Yoho, 59, both of Wilmington, died  in a collision in the 6000 block of Market Street, according to Wilmington Police. Nance died at the scene, and Yopho died at Novant Medical Center. A male victim whose name has not been released by WPD remains hospitalized. The...