Father and daughter wanted on charges of incest in Pender County
Detectives with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office are searching a father and daughter wanted for incest. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, Robert Lee Earley, Jr., 51, and…
Region awaits answer on MSA appeal
Still waiting. That was the latest as of Tuesday on the regional effort to reverse the federal government’s recent and controversial change to the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Local…
UPDATED: Bill to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry guns into bars, restaurants passes in House
RALEIGH—A bill that would allow concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms into bars and restaurants passed in the state House today. House Bill 937 passed its third reading 78…
Bill to allow concealed carry firearms in bars, restaurants passes second reading in state House
RALEIGH—A bill to amend various firearms laws—including a provision to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms into bars and restaurants—passed its second reading Monday and is on its…
Pender County man pleads guilty to second-degree murder for girlfriend’s death
BURGAW – A Pender County man pleaded guilty to murder in Pender County Superior Court on Wednesday. Lance Christopher Powers, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the vehicular death…
March jobless rates show improvement
Southeastern North Carolina’s unemployment situation improved in March, according to figures the state released Wednesday. New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties all posted jobless rates below the double-digit line, which…
Pender County man pleads guilty to first-degree murder of his stepfather
BURGAW—James Allen Gorby on Monday pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of his stepfather, 42-year-old Roger Mock. Gorby, 38, was one of two men who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder…
Murder victim’s sister: ‘It was the most terrifying experience of our lives, all because you decided to get high’
BURGAW—Michael Grant, 38, pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of 42-year-old Anthony Wayne “Tony” Edens on Monday in Pender County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones sentenced Grant to…
Congressman Jones co-sponsors bill to end ‘intrusive’ Census activities
A bill filed this month in Congress to halt a number of fact-gathering U.S. Census Bureau activities–notably the thorough American Community Survey (ACS)–has drawn a local congressman among its sponsors.…
Voter ID bill passes in state House
The Republican-led charge to require photo IDs to vote in North Carolina passed in the state House on Wednesday. The Voter Information Verification Act, or VIVA, passed its third reading…
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