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Mother Nature continued to ravage North Carolina this year. A look back

Hurricane Helene roared through the state’s mountains at the tail end of September 2024, and much of 2025 was spent in recovery-and-rebuild mode. While the previous year left a big aftermath to mop up, 2025 also saw plenty of new weather events that ripped at infrastructure and caused significant damage.
The year started with much of the state outside of the mountains ending a snow drought from previous winters. In the second half of January, snow even fell along the coast. Wilmington saw its fi...

U.S. Border Patrol agents detaining people in Charlotte

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began immigration enforcement operations Saturday in Charlotte, federal officials confirmed, after reports circulated Wednesday that they could arrive as soon as the weekend.
Federal immigration agents arrived at a Home Depot south of Uptown on Saturday morning, ahead of an immigration rally that was planned for 10 a.m. in the parking lot. 
Spectrum News 1 crews saw masked agents appear to arrest a man at the business at 4750 South Blvd. Unmarked cars pu...

More homes collapse along the Outer Banks as storm moves up coast

At least five unoccupied homes collapsed in Buxton along the Outer Banks Tuesday — making the number of crumbled coastal houses 15 in Buxton and 26 on Cape Hatteras National Seashore since 2020.
This week’s coastal low brought in powerful waves and erosion to the area, more than a month after homes in the area were damaged by Erin and other coastal systems.
The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands through Wednesday. And more houses are at...

'We lost heroes': Four law enforcement officers killed, others hurt in shootout

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four law enforcement officers were killed, and four others were injured in what became a standoff Monday in a Charlotte neighborhood.
Four officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were injured in the shooting, police said, including Joshua Eyer, who died from injuries later Monday night. Four other officers working on a U.S. Marshal's task force were also shot. Three of them died from their injuries, according to Charlotte police. 
Around 1:30 Monday afternoon,...

Some North Carolina beaches make national list of best spring break spots

Students across the country are gearing up for relaxation and fun as the time for spring break rolls back around. Those looking for some rest in the sand have their pick of shoreline here because 10 of North Carolina’s beaches are listed as some of America’s top destinations for beach breaks this year.
HomeToGo, a popular vacation rental and trip planning website, sifted through data and made selections, looking at cost, weather, natural beauty and more, and churned out a list of what they deeme...

Procession honors fallen U.S. marshal, services planned for Charlotte officer

Community members and first responders gathered on bridges and along the highway to watch a procession for fallen Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks in the Charlotte area Wednesday.
Weeks and three others were gunned down Monday afternoon while serving a warrant at home in a Charlotte neighborhood. Four other law enforcement officers were hurt in the shooting that turned into an hours-long standoff, which led to blocked roadways and other community impacts.
The procession carried Weeks from the me...

Black ice still a concern during Tuesday morning commute

A winter storm brought ice and snow to much of North Carolina Sunday. The system left cold temperatures and icy roads, but the state was spared the mass power outages many feared.
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A winter storm brought ice and snow to much of North Carolina Sunday. The system left cold temperatures and icy roads,...

Procession for slain officer carries him to funeral home

Lights and sirens led the procession of fallen Officer William Alden Elliott Thursday morning, and mourners clumped together on bridges and along roadways to pay their respects, just as they did Wednesday when a similar event was held for Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks.
Both officers were slain in a shootout with a 39-year-old suspect, who was shot and killed by officers in the incident that turned into a standoff in a typically quiet Charlotte neighborhood Monday afternoon. A task force made...

Mountains therapy camp where boy died disputes health department report

A therapy camp in the mountains designed to help troubled teens is arguing against a deficiencies report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services after the death of a camper in February but said it would make adjustments to address the issues found.
"We believe the DHHS Report of Deficiencies is inaccurate and misleading in many respects, and we continue to work with State officials to clarify and correct where needed,” Trails Carolina officials said in part.
During the early mornin...

Timeline: A look at COVID in N.C. over the last two years

It's been two years since the World Health Organization gave the COVID-19 outbreak pandemic status, according to The Associated Press. The virus was sweeping around the globe, changing just about every aspect of daily life as case counts began to rise. 
Case numbers and deaths have swelled to huge amounts at points, but metrics are subsiding. 
Below is a timeline of some pivotal moments in North Carolina as the coronavirus prompted mandates, changes and health care overloads.

It's been two year...
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How child sex crimes are tracked — or not — in SC

It’s unclear how many sex crimes with minors happened in Horry County over the past five years. And it’ll cost more than $23,000 to find out the case status of those crimes.

The Horry County Police Department, which oversees unincorporated county areas, has given conflicting responses when asked how many cases the department has had involving sex crimes with minors over the past five years, with numbers ranging from about 500 to 3,100. The department has confirmed that it does not know the stat...
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‘I know one day, I’ll have to forgive him, but today’s not that day:’ Mom of slain Loris teen

Two men facing different charges in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old Loris boy were granted bonds in a magistrate courtroom at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center Tuesday morning.

Michael Bennie Williamson, 47, of Aynor, appeared before Judge Nathan Hutson for a bond hearing on charges of first-degree assault and battery, voluntary manslaughter and possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime for the shooting death of Spencer Prince. His bonds were set at a to...
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Socastee witches hosting beach party for solar eclipse

The witches are getting ready for the total solar eclipse on August 21.

Bri An Lasair, a self-described witch, operates Labyrinth Walking, a soul-centered store for practitioners of metaphysics in Socastee Plaza.

“The simplest way to put it is witchcraft is prayer with props,” she said. “It’s the act of using energy and using it to manifest the things that you want or that you need or that are important to you. It may or may not have a religious component to it.”

For witches, the sun is impor...
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City of Georgetown sees first black mayor elected

The City of Georgetown saw its first black mayor elected Tuesday night, according to WPDE.

Brendon Barber, Sr. beat Ron Charlton in the City’s mayoral race with preliminary results showing Barber gained 61 percent of the votes at 1,411.

Barber of Georgetown has served on city council since 1998, according to the City’s website.

Charlton got 39 percent with 898 votes, WPDE reports.

Those are unofficial results, and they will be certified Thursday.

This story was originally published November...
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72 were cast aside after death with no final resting place, but a Girl Scout is changing that

“Taps” will sound from a trumpet at a noon service Saturday at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Conway where the cremated remains of 72 unclaimed people will be laid to rest as part of a 15-year-old Myrtle Beach Girl Scout’s project.

On Thursday afternoon, dozens of small cardboard boxes filled with ashes, unclaimed by families, were stacked high on a table at the Horry County Coroner’s Office, waiting to be placed into a shared casket by Ingram Cox, who organized the burial as part of he...