Public Safety

Updated 8:48 p.m. A possible tornado touched down in Riegelwood and Delco this afternoon. County Commissioner Laverne Coleman said McPherson’s Acme Home Supply and multiple homes were damaged. No injuries have been reported. Videos of what appeared to be a funnel cloud were shared via social media just after 4 p.m. Meteorologist Christopher Cawley said based on radar and video footage, the storm likely did produce a tornado...

The man who drove the getaway vehicle after Trooper Kevin Conner was murdered in 2018 is back in jail. Raheen “Little Murder” Davis, 27, was arrested early Friday morning (today) on charges of larceny and assault on a disabled person, according to Detention Center reports and court documents. He was held under no bond. Court documents gave his address as 47 Renee Lane and 289 Braswell Rd., Chadbourn....

A Columbus County jury found Parker Spaulding guilty in an assault that left an infant with “life altering injuries.” He still faces trial for repeatedly raping an adolescent girl while out on bond for injuring the infant. Parker Spaulding, 29, was found guilty of intentional child abuse, inflicting serious bodily injury in Superior Court today May 7). He was sentenced to 133 to 185 months in prison, or...