1+ day, 29+ min ago   (114+ words) BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WWAY) — Police are investigating a shooting that left one person critically injured Saturday evening in Boiling Spring Lakes. Officers with the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department responded at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 to reports of a disturbance…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (371+ words) NAKINA, NC (WWAY) — Two people are facing charges after a search warrant was executed at a home in the Nakina community, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators with the Columbus County Criminal Investigations Division, assisted by the Narcotics…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (359+ words) CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A New Hanover County jury found a 43-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the 2024 stabbing death of a Carolina Beach man. James Arthur Johnson was convicted following four days of testimony and…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (443+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A New Hanover County jury has convicted Uriah Butcher of attempted first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a 2021 Thanksgiving Day shooting. The jury returned guilty verdicts Sept. 8 following a two-week trial. Judge Ricardo Jensen sentenced Butcher…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (256+ words) WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — A traffic checkpoint in Columbus County led to the arrest of a Nakina man on methamphetamine charges, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies with the sheriff’s office H.E.A.T. Team conducted a traffic checking…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (255+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington neighborhood is mourning after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday night. Wilmington police said officers responded to the area of South Fifth Avenue and Dawson Street shortly after 8 p.m. The boy was found…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (109+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A 14-year-old boy died after being shot in Wilmington Tuesday evening, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Police said officers responded to the area of South 5th Avenue and Dawson Street shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday after gunfire was…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (230+ words) COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Tabor City man is facing multiple felony charges, including second-degree kidnapping and felonious restraint, following his arrest Sept. 5, according to Columbus County court records. Daniel Lee Harris, 34, was arrested by the Tabor City Police Department…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (119+ words) CHARLOTTE, NC (WSOC) — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was shot while responding to a call in west Charlotte early Wednesday morning, and the suspect is still on the run. Channel 9 heard reports of a shooting on Enderly Road between Freedom Drive…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (87+ words) Wilmington Police Department is investigating a shooting at South 5th Avenue and Dawson Street after gunfire was reported in the area shortly after 8 p.m. WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington Police Department is investigating a shooting at South 5th Avenue and Dawson Street after…...