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A pending murder case may have been compromised when crime scene photos – including photos of the victim, Julian Juan Fipps – were released on social media last week. Sheriff Bill Rogers and District Attorney Jon David condemned the leak in a joint statement released today (Tuesday). Fipps was gunned down on MM Ray Road Jan. 9, according to the sheriff’s office. Xavier Thomas, who lives in South...
Updated 08/29/23 at 7:45 p.m. Hurricane Idalia is expected to make its impacts known here Wednesday into Thursday. Idalia is forecast to come ashore in Florida today as a Category Three hurricane, but it is expected to weaken to a tropical storm by time it reaches the Carolinas. The storm will likely being three to seven inches of rain across the area, and the possibility of flash flooding....
Wednesday’s Catholic Charities distribution event at Old Dock has been cancelled due to the possibility of severe weather. The next distribution event will be Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Building Bridges. The non-profit provides food, diapers, feminine hygiene materials, incontinence products and other supplies at no charge. On its current track, Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to begin impacting southeastern North Carolina Wednesday afternoon into the evening...