Public Safety

A Sunday morning shooting left a woman dead and sent a Chadbourn man to jail, according to Horry County Police. William Cody Perritt, 21, of Chadbourn is charged with murder and possession of a weapon in a violent crime, HCPD said. He is being held under no bond. Brooke Akins, 19, was pronounced dead after being taken to McLeod Loris Hospital around 130 a.m. Sunday. She was from...

Two Robeson County deputies were rushed to an area hospital after they were shot “multiple times” this morning. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins posted open social media that the two deputies were  shot off Old Red Springs Road outside of Maxton. The suspect was also shot and being flown to an undisclosed location. District Attorney Matt Scott is on scene with Sheriff Wilkins. Assistance from ATF and the...

One person died and another was critically injured in a head-on crash that snarled traffic on White Marsh Monday evening. The 5:45 p.m. crash occurred on Red Hill Road near the Whiteville city limits. Traffic was blocked on Red Hill, Jefferson Street, and Sam Potts Highway. The deceased victim was identified as John Clyde Baldwin, 64. Connie Moore was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries. Vehicles...