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Lumberton police are warning certain car owners that they may be more vulnerable to having their vehicles stolen. Police said people who drive a 2015 to 2021 Hyundai or a 2011 to 2021 Kia may be targeted by car thieves because of a design flaw that allows thieves to drive away with the car with just a USB cable and a screwdriver.

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — A new trial date has been set for a man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing a 13-year-old girl in Robeson County in 2018, according to a Robeson County court official. A trial for Michael McLellan is scheduled for Feb. 5, according to Gwen Chavis, the Superior Court trial court coordinator […]

MAXTON, N.C. — A North Carolina woman was arrested after her two-year-old daughter was pronounced dead after being pulled from a pool, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. WXII reports on May 11 the sheriff's office was called to Will Road for an unresponsive toddler being pulled...

Anyone with "information leading to the discovery and apprehension of the person(s) responsible for the deaths of" Christina "Kristin" Bennett, Rhonda Jones and Megan Oxendine could now be eligible to receive $75,000, the FBI said Friday.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — Police in the Robeson County Town of Fairmont are searching for a driver in a stolen car that led officers on a chase early Monday morning through town limits, according to Fairmont Police Chief Jon Edwards. Edwards said they had to briefly shut down...

DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Michael Jason Blunt, 25, has been charged with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, possession of firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in a shooting on April 28 at Dillon Manor Apartments on McKenzie Road in Dillon, according to Dillon Police Chief David Lane.

The three deaths brought heightened awareness to the nationwide issue of missing or slain Native American women.

This story originally appeared in the Border Belt Independent. Read NC Newsline’s previous coverage of Alottabang’s proposal here. As a real estate agent and the owner of a horse farm, Sally Kennedy appreciates the tranquility in her southern Robeson County community. A military training site, Kennedy told county commissioners on Monday, would shatter the idyllic […] The post Robeson County Commission defuses plan to detonate bombs in a swamp, denies permit application appeared first on NC Newsline.

PEMBROKE — “I like to win.” Nyla Mitchell described her competitiveness this way — and all three of her coa

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WMBF) – Lumberton police are sending out a warning to certain car owners who may be more vulnerable to having their cars stolen. Police said people who drive a 2015 to 2021 Hyundai or a 2011 to 2021 Kia may be targeted by car thieves. Authorities said...

With the last week of school underway, summer vacation is just days away. And football season is just around the corner.

LUMBERTON — “I am here today because of a great team around me and great leaders before me, who pushed and demanded more of me tha

LUMBERTON — Two students with local ties have been listed among 60 Morehead-Cain Foundation scholars in the Class of 2027, who will begi

The 14U Southeastern Elite Sharks AAU football team won the state championship over the weekend. The team consists of players from Scotland, R

Break-in LAURINBURG — Smith’s Fresh Start Market on U.S. Hwy 401 South reported to the police departme

During times when it can feel difficult to find hope, artist Joshua Carnes said it is important to manufacture it. He hopes to generate hope for the youth of Robeson County during the first ever St. Pauls Arts Demo Day, hosted by the Robeson Art Guild. The St. Pauls Arts...

As NC Newsline investigative reporter Lisa Sorg has been detailing in a new series of special reports, the county of 100,000-plus residents – most of whom are poor and/or people of color – is literally inundated with mind-boggling quantities of toxic chemicals and animal waste. What’s more, as we learned in a conversation with Sorg, […] The post Reporter Lisa Sorg discusses her new special series on Robeson County’s environmental plight appeared first on NC Newsline.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A 43-year-old man died Thursday night after a single-car crash in Robeson County, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Chad Brian Hunt was identified as the victim by 1st Sgt. S.B. Lewis of the highway patrol. The crash happened on Missouri Road near Preston Road east of Maxton. No […]

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WBTW) – A search is underway for a man who walked into a Sav-Way gas station and stole $1,200 in cash and several cartons of cigarettes, according to Bennettsville police.  Bennettsville police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject whose photos were captured on surveillance video. The incident happened at about […]

Michael Jason Blunt, age 25, has been charged on two counts of Murder, one count of Attempted Murder, Possession of Firearm or Ammunition by a convicted Felon and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime in reference to an incident that occurred in the City of Dillon on April 28th at Dillon Manor Apartments.