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Updated: 7 hours ago
|By WBTV Web Staff
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By WMBF News Staff
According to information from the Lumberton Police Department, the 911 center received a call on May 29 stating that a woman had thrown her stillborn baby in a dumpster.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By AP
A man found the body on June 4 after smelling decomposing flesh.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2021 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff and Laura Garrison
A woman was struck by lightning on Tybee Island Saturday afternoon.
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Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT
|By Riley Bean
A firefighter has begun his walk from Florida to Charleston and the Burton Fire District says some of their firefighters are heading to join him.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 9:28 AM EDT
|By David Whisenant
A Rowan County mother was jailed on child abuse charges after deputies say she assaulted one son with a cellphone and assaulted another so with a belt.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2021 at 8:44 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
In the video, TJ thanks everyone for thinking of him and for praying with him.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 7:02 PM EDT
|Bill could impact truck community
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 11:21 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Staff
Highway Patrol says a box truck crossed the median and struck their car head-on. Troopers say they believe heavy rain was a factor in the crash.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 7:40 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The 8-year-old son of former Carolina Panther Greg Olsen, who was born with a congenital heart defect, is set to receive a heart transplant.
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Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 5:28 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Alphonso Scott III was last seen around noon Thursday on Turners Run.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 11:39 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a missing Savannah man, according to the Savannah Police Department.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Staff
Lawson was walking her dog Westminster Church when a vehicle crossed the oncoming lanes and hit her and the dog
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By AP
The school system says it’s investigating the incident.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The 37-year-old parent was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
A North Carolina deputy was wounded Wednesday morning while trying to serve an eviction notice.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A woman is being charged for allegedly trafficking two kilos of cocaine from Jamaica to the U.S. at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
ccording to District Attorney Jon David, John Christian Marston was convicted on numerous charges including rape and sex offense.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By WYFF Staff
The woman is also accused of intentionally damaging $400,000 worth of a DJ’s entertainment equipment.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 1:26 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Roanoke Police confirmed Tuesday afternoon an 8-year-old girl with autism has been found safe more than 12 hours after she went missing.
Updated: May. 31, 2021 at 1:51 PM EDT
|By WMC Action News 5 Staff
Officials say Tuggle admitted to staging the crime scene and disposing the handgun.
Updated: May. 31, 2021 at 12:25 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The Carolinas and Georgia are inching closer to a blood shortage, according to The Blood Connection.
Updated: May. 30, 2021 at 11:51 AM EDT
|By Wade Smith
Kieran cut his 19-inch-long afro with the goal of donating the hair for use in wigs for children battling cancer.
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 11:32 AM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
The Chatham County Police Department states a runaway 12-year-old girl has been located and is safe.
UPDATE: Brunswick County jail releases suspect who allegedly tried to abduct a child at N.C. Walmart
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 10:31 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The Leland Police Department released video that it says shows the attempted abduction of a child Wednesday at the Walmart in Leland.
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 11:18 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A missing four-year-old was found dead Friday night at a house on the 3700 block of Braden Drive, near Charlotte’s Firestone Park.
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 3:15 PM EDT
|By Akim Powell
A trip to Tijuana to save money on bariatric surgery ended in complications, and tragedy for two Gulf Coast women.
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 9:48 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
As the man attempted to carry the child away, the child’s mother was able to grab her child’s leg and prevent the abduction.
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 7:27 AM EDT
|By David Whisenant
Derrike Cope’s StarCom Racing NASCAR team, based in Salisbury, will honor local fallen Marine Nathan Elrod this weekend at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
When her mother’s apartment caught fire in March, she knew she couldn’t let fear stand in the way of saving her brother’s life.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff and Blair Caldwell
The largest ship to ever call on the U.S. East Coast arrived in Savannah Wednesday morning.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 12:39 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
According to police, Angel Nichole Overstreet has not been seen since approximately May 8, 2021.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 8:00 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
A person fatally struck by a train in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood area early Wednesday morning has been identified by police as 44-year-old Carvoia Patton.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 1:15 PM EDT
|By Kailynn Johnson
The community came together to celebrate one woman as she marked more than 100 years of life.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 10:49 AM EDT
|By Mariah Congedo
If you were on Tybee Island this weekend you may have seen a large number of jellyfish washed up on shore. As crazy as the sight is to see, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says this is a common occurrence.
Updated: May. 22, 2021 at 4:27 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Greensboro Police Department is searching for a missing 5-month-old child.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 7:44 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says salmonella outbreaks in 43 states, including South Carolina, have been linked to backyard poultry.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 6:18 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
An 80-year-old man reported missing in Charlotte has been found safe and is being reunited with his family.
Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 11:54 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
A 911 call captured the frantic moments after a 17-year-old Brunswick County girl was hit and killed on a busy Wilmington roadway; shortly after the collision, the accused driver allegedly robbed the caller.
Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 11:16 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police located over 150 missing juveniles during an operation called “Operation Carolina Homecoming.”
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 10:05 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Trump is a guest speaker for the North Carolina Republican Party’s 2021 State Convention.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Wilmington Police Department asked for help to locate a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since noon on Sunday, May 9.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 6:32 PM EDT
|Logan Joshua Hunt was last seen on Croft Pointe Lane in Leland.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 1:46 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Clarissa Rankin, a truck driver, says she was filling up her personal car Wednesday night at Mobil/Queens Market on West Sugar Creek Road and said it was $9.99 per gallon for for the middle grade which is labeled as “Extra.”
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 6:22 AM EDT
|By David Whisenant
o injuries were reported but two people were displaced after a tree fell onto their home.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 11:13 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The university put together a group of faculty and staff to look at the history of Washington Manly Wingate.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
A sixth-grade math and science teacher at Leland Middle School has resigned after she was arrested Wednesday, accused of possessing nearly 25 pounds of marijuana.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Police say the man and woman argued over spots in the line.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 2:08 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Despite pleas from leaders and officials to not panic-buy gasoline, a larger number of South Carolina gas stations were running on empty Wednesday, a petroleum analyst says.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By Andrew Barnett
Public figures and elected officials have pleaded with people not to panic with buying or in many cases hoarding gas which could create a fuel shortage.