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Pembroke man identified in Robeson County homicide probe
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A Pembroke man’s death is being investigated as a homicide, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office announced. Kenny Dean Locklear, 47, was found dead when deputies arrived at a 2663 West McDuffie Crossing Road address in Lumberton on Saturday afternoon, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a news release.
'We can beat anybody': West Brunswick baseball unfazed by standings, ready to shock
Don't count the West Brunswick baseball team out, ever. Despite ranking last of the Mideastern Conference's eight teams, the Trojans (10-9, 2-8 MEC) have knocked off two of the state's top teams this season with shocking upsets over Ashley and Topsail. The team nearly topped Hoggard on April 16, leading...
Missing Lumberton man found safe
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — The Robeson County Sherriff's Office asked the public for help with locating a missing Lumberton man Sunday afternoon. Otis Brown, 65, was last seen driving a 2018 grey Ford Escape with North Carolina plates VCD-9490. After putting out the alert, the Robeson County Sherriff's...
Lumberton gang member sentenced to 8 years in federal prison on gun possession charge
NEW BERN, N.C. (WBTW) — A Lumberton gang member was given 100 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to the Department of Justice. Quillan Inman, 33, was convicted by a federal jury on the charge on Nov. 29. He is a “validated […]
Robeson County man wanted in alleged shooting death of his children’s mother arrested, deputies say
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A man wanted in connection to the alleged shooting and killing of his children’s mother was taken into custody Wednesday during a traffic stop, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies stopped Scotti Dewayne Tyler on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Lumberton, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said. Tyler, […]
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