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In one of the more ironic thefts of late, several hundred pounds of scrap metal were stolen from a scrap metal dealer Friday. Metal Recycling Services reported the theft just after 8 a.m. Saturday. The sheriff’s office said ten buckets and tubs with around $1,000 of brass, copper, and stainless steel were taken from the scrapper. The business is located at 5192 J.B. White Hwy. South, Whiteville. There...
A Robeson County murder suspect accused of shooting two Robeson County Sheriff’s deputies now faces five federal charges including one drug trafficking charge, three charges related to firearms, including possession of a machine gun, and carjacking with intent to cause serious bodily injury. The carjacking charge was included in a previous criminal complaint. Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr., age 20, faces a minimum of 40 years and a maximum...
Columbus County was rocked by a cluster of amazing thunderstorms during the early morning hours of Thursday. These storms were associated with low pressure lifting northward along a frontal boundary draped south to north over the county. The axis of heaviest rain fell from the state line near Wright Road northward through Nakina, Hallsboro, Lake Waccamaw, and north into Bladen County. Doppler radar-estimated rain totals range from about...