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Driver dies after crashing into log truck
RIEGELWOOD, NC (WWAY) -- A Lake Waccamaw man is dead after crashing into the back of a log truck.It happened around 2:45 p.m. on Highway 87 in Riegelwood.The Highway Patrol says 77-year-old Eddie...
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Cerro Gordo Elementary School is criticized over fake Facebook picture
CERRO GORDO, NC (WWAY) -- The Columbus County School District got more than 300 phone calls from across the country after a fake photo went viral on Facebook. Cerro Gordo Elementary's principal Kent...
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Man dies after shooting in Whiteville Friday night
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) - Whiteville Police confirm one man was killed in a shooting that happened just before midnight Friday. The male was transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds, but was later...
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Jury selection continues for former Fair Bluff police chief
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A former lawman arrested on drug charges on the job is finally getting his day in court.Jury selection continues in the case of former Fair Bluff Police Chief Marty Lewis,...
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Teacher of the Week: Wendy Fowler
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- This week we went to Whiteville to find our teacher of the week.Laughing is where teaching begins for Central Middle School teacher Wendy Fowler.Our teacher of the week says...
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Trial underway for former Fair Bluff police chief
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- Testimony began today in the trial of a former police chief accused of being caught selling drugs on the job. Former Fair Bluff Police Chief Marty Lewis faces multiple...
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Witness in former police chief's trial arrested
FAIR BLUFF, NC (WWAY) -- The Columbus County Sheriff's office says two men involved in the trial for former Fair Bluff Police Chief Marty Lewis were arrested over the weekend.James Scott and Earnest...
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Officials working to identify man found under Whiteville bridge
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- Columbus County detectives are investigating the discovery of a body found in a Whiteville creek.The body of a man was found near a swamp on Red Hill Road Monday afternoon....
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NEW DETAILS: Man's body found under Whiteville bridge with several gunshot...
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- Officials need the community's help in identifying the man found dead in a creek under a bridge.Officials said a man in his 50s or 60s was discovered Monday afternoon near Red...
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Jury convicts former police chief on 2 of 3 counts
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A Columbus County jury has convicted former Fair Bluff Police Chief Marty Lewis on two of three counts in his drug trial.The jury found Lewis guilty of conspiracy and and sale,...
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Man charged with assaulting EMTs helping girlfriend
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Tabor City man is charged with felony assault on emergency personnel after EMTs went to his home yesterday to assist his girlfriend. Tabor City Emergency Services Chair...
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Whiteville man convicted in wife's death 14 years later
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A Whiteville man will spend more than five years in prison after his conviction for killing his wife 14 years ago.According to a news release from District Attorney Jon David,...
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Columbus County OKs nearly $2 million for railroad
WHITEVILLE, NC (AP) -- Columbus County commissioners have agreed to spend nearly $2 million in tax incentives over the next decade to get the Carolina Southern Railroad rolling again in North and South...
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Man indicted in Columbus Co. officer-involved shooting
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A grand jury has indicted the man accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase that ended in an officer-involved shooting.In late March, investigators said George...
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Man who tried to rape 11-year-old heading to prison for decades
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Tabor City man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for trying to rape a child three years ago.A Columbus County jury convicted Calvin Sherwood Watts, 52, of...
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Father, woman charged after toddler found wandering streets alone
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A father and his girlfriend are facing child abuse charges after investigators said the man's daughter was found wandering the streets near his home alone.Whiteville Police...
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NEW DETAILS: Bodies of two women found in shed
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Columbus County deputies are investigating the murder of two women whose bodies were found inside a storage building.Investigators say they discovered the bodies around...
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NEW DETAILS: One of two victims identified in Columbus Co. murders
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Columbus County authorities have released the identity of one of the two women whose bodies were found in a shed behind a home Monday evening.Investigators said the bodies...
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Mayor, residents react to Bolton double murder mystery
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- There's still no word on the identity of the second woman found dead in a shed behind a home in Bolton Monday evening.Investigators said two bodies were found behind a...
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