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A South Carolina woman died after her Hummer SUV crashed into a Lees Lake home early Tuesday. Lori Copley, 59, of Camden, S.C. was driving east on N.C. 130 when when her 2005 Hummer went off the road to the left and struck a home near the intersection of Hallsboro Road South and N.C. 130, according to the Highway Patrol. No one in the home was injured. The...
BAT-Mobiles To Hit All 100 counties The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is referred to as the “100 deadliest days” on North Carolina highways. Impaired drivers, speeding and other unsafe practices become more common as thousands of vacationers hit the road for the summer. The time of year is especially dangerous for teenagers, who are 16 percent more likely to be involved in a fatal crash...
An inmate facing charges of child molestation and attempting to escape is now facing additional weapon and escape charges. Gerson Daniel Brown, 25, of 844 Whitehall Road Whiteville, was charged Monday with possession of a weapon by a prisoner and attempted escape. He was charged and returned to custody in the county detention center. Brown is alleged to have had a razor blade on his person, and another...