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2-year-old endangered red wolf hit, killed by vehicle on NC 64 in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — An endangered red wolf, one of fewer than two dozen living in the wild in North Carolina, was found dead after being hit by a vehicle in the area of East Lake, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On April 15, FWS reported that a 2-year-old wild male red […]
'The greatest wife:' Husband speaks out after Myrtle Beach woman dies in NC
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — Major Damien McLean with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said they are actively investigating the death of 30-year-old Mica Miller. The sheriff's office confirmed Miller died last weekend at Lumber River State Park in the Orrum community of Robeson County. Miller’s obituary said she’s...
Weather Permitting: Weekend looks dry and hot with a potential for some relief
After one of the driest Aprils on record in much of the Cape Fear region, there are signs that we'll see more rain next week. Good thing, too — aside from a small pocket of Robeson and Scotland counties — the entire region is abnormally dry. Some areas in the northern region picked up less than a half-inch of rain all month.
Potential improvements for Pinehurst traffic circle
The N.C. Department of Transportation is exploring upgrades and alternatives to the Pinehurst traffic circle. The circle, built in 1956, experienced 50,000 daily trips in 2023, with the traffic demand expected to rise to 80,000 trips in the next few decades. With traffic steadily growing on key stretches such as...
Biden, after meeting with families of officers killed in NC, says the nation is grieving with them
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday he was praying for loved ones and all those left behind after he met privately with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job. The visit came just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in upstate New York. “The entire nation is grieving with these families,” he said from his second stop of the day in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was announcing new measures to cut lead pipes from the water supply. Biden detoured to Charlotte...
NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to women
In two cases, errors led to innocent women enduring police detaining them for no reason. “They substitute the technology for thinking critically about cases,” one lawyer said.
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