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Man found guilty of manslaughter in Christmas Eve 2012 killing
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Columbus County jury has convicted a man for manslaughter in the Christmas Eve 2012 death of his girlfriend.Investigators said Beamon Fowler called 911 after shooting...
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Columbus Co. Sheriff's Office investigating Delco death
DELCO, NC (WWAY) -- The Columbus County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Delco man who died at New Hanover Regional Medical Center last night.The Sheriff's Office says deputies...
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EXPLORE WITH GEORGE: Cardboard Boat Championships
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Lake Waccamaw is getting ready for a big event next month. The NC Cardboard Boat Championships are June 14th. And members of the Whiteville Rotary Club showed off how to...
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UPDATE: Highway Patrol finds vehicle from fatal hit and run in Columbus Co.
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Highway patrol sgt. Lewis says investigators have now found the car that hit and killed 29 year-old Charles Monroe Saturday morning near Hallsboro rd. The driver was 18...
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Bond increased for attempted murder suspect shot after high-speed chase
JACKSONVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A judge has increased the bond for a man accused of shooting his estranged wife outside a Jacksonville restaurant earlier this year and then leading officers on a high-speed...
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Fair Bluff cop faces secret peeping charges
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A police officer in Fair Bluff faces secret peeping charges after he went missing last week. Lake Waccamaw Police Chief Scott Hyatt says Donald Brian Beauchaine faces...
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Cardboard boat racers compete for the state championship
LAKE WACCAMAW, NC (WWAY)-- Fifteen cardboard boats competed at the Lake Waccamaw Sailing Club for the state championship title in a 200 yard race Saturday afternoon.The event organizer from the...
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Former Fair Bluff cop jailed on secret peeping charges
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A former Fair Bluff police officer is due in court later this week on ten felony counts of secret peeping, according to court records.Donald Brian Beauchaine, 38, is...
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ONLY ON 3: Former cop charged with peeping makes first appearance
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A former Fair Bluff police chief made his first appearance in court today. Donald Brian Beauchaine is charged with 10 counts of secret peeping. Warrants show beauchaine was...
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Tabor City man heads to prison for 2013 shooting
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A fight over a $5 poker game has earned a Tabor City man up to five years in prison.A judge sentenced Prentice Reaves to 40 to 60 months in prison after a jury convicted...
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SURPRISE SQUAD fills up grocery carts in Whiteville
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- Surprise Squad not only filled up some grocery carts, it also helped out a good cause at the Food Lion in Whiteville Thursday.As a special promotion at Food Lion, for every...
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Jury brings back guilty verdict in 2011 murder
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A Columbus County jury this evening returned a guilty verdict in a 2011 murder case.They found Albert Henry, 37, guilty of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a...
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7,500 gallons of wastewater overflows into Lake Waccamaw after sewer spills
LAKE WACCAMAW, NC (WWAY) -- Lake Waccamaw leaders are awaiting water test results after they say thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed into Lake Waccamaw when it rained following two...
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DA: Columbus County Sheriff's Deputies cleared for using deadly force
TABOR CITY, NC (WWAY)-- The District Attorney's Office cleared two Columbus County Sheriff's Deputies for their use of deadly force.The District Attorney says they will not face charges for shooting...
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Third man heads to prison in 2012 murder
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A conviction in a 2012 murder means a Columbus County man will spend the rest of his life in prison.A jury today found Tarrence Shakil Hazel, 21, guilty of first-degree murder...
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Man pleads guilty to murder
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY)-- A man Chadbourn police say is a known gang member has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.Dehundra Spearman killed Rasheed Cherry last August. Tuesday, Judge James...
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Burglary ends with man stabbed to death
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Columbus County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a burglary overnight that ended with a man stabbed to death.At about 2:25 a.m. deputies responded to 483 Todd Town...
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State investigates fire that left an elderly Fair Bluff woman dead
FAIR BLUFF, NC (WWAY) -- State investigators are looking into a house fire that left a 75-year-old Fair Bluff woman dead.Columbus County Fire Marshall Scott Merritt says they got the call around 11:15...
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17-month-old boy drowns in Columbus County pool
CERRO GORDO, NC (AP) -- Authorities say a 17-month-old boy has drowned after he managed to get into an above ground pool at his family's home in Columbus County.Assistant Coroner William Hannah told...
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16-year-old shot and killed, police looking for 5 suspects
CHADBOURN, NC (WWAY) -- Police in Chadbourn say they are trying to identify five men they believe were involved in the shooting of a 16-year-old from Clarkton. Chadbourn Police Chief Robert Mumblow...
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