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The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has overhauled its Flock license plate reader policy less than two weeks after a former deputy was arrested for alleged Flock misuse.
The changes come less than two weeks after a former deputy was arrested for alleged Flock system misuse.
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office cameras captured more license plates than any agency participating in the SBI pilot program.
Commissioner Pat Sykes is pushing for answers on Brunswick County's Flock records.
American Distillation Inc. will serve five years of organizational probation and must submit a court-approved environmental compliance plan after pleading guilty to illegally dumping pollutants into the Cape Fear River.
The Town of Atkinson passed a new ordinance that questions if Flock cameras are constitutional.
Victims and prosecutors are pushing NC lawmakers to close a hit-and-run loophole that allows drivers in serious crashes to avoid prison time.
Two former Columbus County Sheriff’s Office employees have filed complaints with the EEOC.
In formal responses, the sheriff's office has denied the allegations made in the complaints.
Two weeks after New Hanover County Commissioners canceled the county-leased Flock automated license plate readers (ALPRs), the company in charge of them says removal could take two months.
New Hanover County commissioners have voted on the future of Flock cameras in the county.
A massive Bladen County pork processing plant recently paid more than $35,000 in federal penalties following an investigation into an employee death earlier this year.
Kathryn Thurston, who spent nearly two decades with the city, including 10 years as zoning administrator, filed the suit in June.
An AI advertisement is at the center of a dispute between the two candidates running for a state senate seat.
Chemours, the company at the center of PFAS contamination in southeastern North Carolina, is moving into the data center industry.
Democrat Jessica Bichler has sent a cease and desist letter to Republican Michael Lee’s campaign.
A New Hanover County commissioner is now calling for a moratorium on data centers as the facilities pop up nationwide.
The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court earlier this month.
Sheriff Ed McMahon told county leaders that New Hanover County Flock data is shared with six different federal agencies, including the FBI.
Public records show the system was searched 2.98 million times since January 2025.
