CRIME & SAFETY
Sheriff’s office searching for two suspects following Dublin Mini Mart armed robbery
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects following an armed robbery at Dublin Mini Mart Thursday morning, May 2. “Suspects are reported to be two black males wearing masks. One suspect is wearing a red hoodie and the other is wearing a black hoodie. A black possible 9mm was reported by clerk to have been used. Suspects left on foot towards Hursey Street, Dublin,” the sheriff’s office announcement states.
Body found in an abandoned home in Robeson County
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — A body was found Thursday evening on Happy Hill Road in the Fairmont area of Robeson County, according to Fairmont Police Chief Jon Edwards. Edwards said an autopsy will be performed on the body to determine a cause and manner of death. More information...
'Got to be some accountability:' Loved ones grieve amid death investigation of MB woman
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A church community is mourning after the death of a Myrtle Beach pastor’s wife. Mica Miller, 30, died last week in the Orrum community, officials confirmed. On Thursday, the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said they started an investigation at Lumber River State Park about her death.
Crews respond to mobile home fire near Clarkton
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Fire crews responded to a mobile home fire near Clarkton early Thursday morning, May 2. The Elizabethtown Fire Department, Clarkton Fire Department and Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department were searching for a fire with limited information at around 3:30 a.m. According to EFD, the fire, located off Elkton Road, was the furthest distance from their firehouse that was still considered their primary district.
17-year-old killed in Pembroke apartment complex shooting, chief says
PEMBROKE, N.C. (WBTW) — A 17-year-old was reportedly killed in a shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday by an acquaintance, according to Pembroke Police Chief Adrian Hunt. Police officers responded to the apartment complex on Roberts Avenue and found the teen with a gunshot wound, Hunt said. Pembroke police along with the Pembroke Fire Department, […]
Community rallies in memory of Myrtle Beach woman Mica Miller
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The community is pouring out support in honor of a Myrtle Beach woman who died in North Carolina last weekend. Mica Miller, 30, died at Lumber River State Park in the Orrum community of Robeson County, according to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office. According...
1 injured in isolated shooting incident in Robeson County, police say
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — One person has been hurt in a shooting Wednesday night on Roberts Avenue in Pembroke, according to Pembroke Police Chief Adrian Hunt. Hunt said the investigation is ongoing. However, he added the shooting was an “isolated incident, no danger to the community. “
White Oak Fire Department receives improved ISO rating
WHITE OAK, N.C. (WECT) - The White Oak Fire Department recently received an improved ISO rating from the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, according to a WOFD announcement. White Oak FD received an ISO Class 6 rating, improving from its 9S rating, which it had for 41 years.
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