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The largest working wildfire in North Carolina has burned 762 acres and is 50 percent contained. Phillip Jackson of the N.C. Forest Service said crews have been on the Rosindale fire since Wednesday around 11 a.m. No structures have been burned and no injuries reported, he said. In addition to ground personnel and volunteer firefighters, the NCFS has a single engine air tanker (SEAT) plane, a helicopter, and...
A Bolton man has been charged for allowing the September 2025 assault on a child. Anthony Dewitt Ameri Jacobs, 37, of 7848 Old Lake Rd., was arrested today (April 8) on a single count of misdemeanor child abuse. He was placed under a $15,000 unsecured bond, according to detention center records. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to a disturbance on Buckhead Road on Sept. 6....
Updated 8:45 p.m. A wildfire in Bladen County is causing smoke and ash across Columbus County, and is visible for 50 miles. As of 8 p.m., the fire had expanded to 425acres, with zero containment, according to the N.C. Forest Service. The fire off Rosindale Road is near the Welches’ Creek Gamelands. The fire apparently began near a residential area off Rosindale Road and N.C. 211. The smoke...