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Crews respond to two-vehicle wreck on 15-501
On Monday, authorities responded to a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 15-501 outside of Aberdeen. A Ford pickup truck and a Chevrolet pickup truck crashed on Highway 15-501 and Heflin Road around 8:30 a.m., just south of Legacy Golf Links. Both trucks were off the road, and motorists were rerouted around...
18-month-old airlifted after Pinebluff crash
Two vehicles collided at U.S. 1 and Addor Road near Pinebluff on Monday afternoon, just before 3 p.m., resulting in all occupants being taken to the hospital for medical attention. Addor Road was shutdown while the accident was being investigated. According to officials, a Ford Fusion was crossing from Thunder...
Body of North Carolina man who jumped from Georgetown County bridge recovered from Waccamaw River
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The body of a 37-year-old man who leaped from the L.H. Siau Memorial Bridge in Georgetown County on Sunday night was recovered Tuesday in the Waccamaw River, authorities said. The man — Shawn Timothy Lauver of Bolivia, North Carolina — was identified Tuesday afternoon in an incident report released by […]
Released murder convict arrested for assaulting elderly person in Wadesboro
WADESBORO, N.C. — A Richmond County man recently released from prison for a murder conviction is accused of assaulting an elderly person in Anson County. The Hamlet Police Department arrested David Duncan, 52, on Monday for an assault that happened on Friday in Wadesboro. Wadesboro police say an elderly...
Man faces felonies after he 'violently threatened' NC insurance agents on 2 occasions, officials say
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina man faces felony charges after he violently threatened insurance agents, officials said Tuesday. (Above video is the Tuesday morning headlines for July 16, 2024.) The office of North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a release that Brody Alan Hankinson, 48,...
'People in places that you wouldn't believe': NC law enforcement on what it takes to protect a presidential candidate
The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday is raising questions about what sort of new security measures North Carolinians will face in the coming months if they attend a Trump rally, a rally by President Joe Biden or any other major political event. For years, North Carolina...
Proposed OSHA standards could hurt local fire departments
HIGH COUNTRY — Proposed updates to OSHA standards for fire departments and emergency services agencies could hurt local agencies. According to North Carolina Department of Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, the new proposal would replace the current fire brigade standard and broaden “the scope of entities covered beyond firefighting service to include entities that provide technical research, rescue, and emergency medical services.” Watauga County Fire Commission Chair and Deep Gap Fire...
WNC camp appeals license revocation by state officials after 12-year-old camper death
A high-end outdoor therapy camp is once again trying to stop the state from revoking its license by filing a petition with the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings on July 8, about eight days before its license is set to be taken after the death of a 12-year-old camper. Trails...
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