BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A weekend of domestic violence incidents has left one woman dead and another hospitalized and a local domestic violence shelter says they’re getting more calls now than ever.
Anthony Whitaker, the principal of Four Oaks Middle School was arrested on Monday by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of misdemeanor stalking.
A superior court judge has ordered the immediate suspension of Jody Greene from his position as the Columbus County Sheriff's Office pending a hearing later this month.
Board members of the Abbotts Precinct Community Property, Inc. alleged the land had been fraudulently deeded to another member of their community, and the BCSO writes that 47-year-old Kevin Heath Todd of Bladenboro had falsely represented himself as the treasurer of the board.
The UNCW Police Department has announced that one is facing charges following a fatal vehicle incident that occurred on school grounds over the weekend.
Barnett was arrested on September 28 at the 600 block of Covil Avenue and is currently charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Discharging in City Limits, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.
The Chapel Hill Police Department said it is investigating a homicide Tuesday 3/4 of a mile from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
Greenville police say they were called to Amigos Tobacco Shop on North Greene Street after a customer discovered the clerk suffering from serious injuries.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Recent gun violence in the Port City has neighbors on edge as five teenagers face charges and two families grieve their children.
A student at Coker-Wimberly Elementary School reported inappropriate touching by a teacher to their parents that led to an arrest, the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Several lives were changed this weekend after two shootings, including the life of one woman who now has lost two children to gun violence.
A felon has been arrested in connection with the death of Nancy Horton, the 80-year-old woman, who was found dead in her home after a home invasion on Tuesday.
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - After only weeks of being on the island, one of the 68 water safety stations set up at each beach access has been vandalized and stolen.
Law enforcement arrested 21-year-old Jesse Dudley Hunter III on Tuesday, September 20 and charged him with Soliciting a Child by Computer to Commit an Unlawful Sex Act and Appear.
An investigator posed as a “corrupt federal agent,” and accepted $2,000 each month to protect two massage parlors from scrutiny: one in Wilmington and one in Cary.
Officials say a State Highway Patrol trooper shot an armed kidnapping suspect in the bed of a truck on Tuesday after being shot at on the side of an interstate.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office announced that they arrested Tray'Mil Merrick for allegedly supplying a heroin/fentanyl mixture to multiple other drug dealers in the county.
By Joseph Holloway, Hayley Fixler and Ashley Anderson
A West Johnston High School English teacher charged with statutory rape of a student had her bond reduced by more than 90 percent in a Thursday court hearing.
The Carolina Beach Police Department provided evidence during trial that showed Walker and other men engaged in sexual activity with a minor and filming the acts.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is searching for two vehicles in connection the theft of a large amount of Winchester 9mm ammunition.
After a year-long investigation into an overdose on July 7, 2021, the Wilmington Police Department arrested and charged a man with death by distribution on Friday, September 9.
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