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Brunswick County News

UPDATE: Missing pregnant woman found safe

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The Brunswick County Sheriff's Department says Logan Ann McBride has been located and is safe. Logan, who is 38 weeks pregnant, was reported missing after disappearing Monday afternoon near Waterway Drive in Leland. Full story...
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Feds deny push to move Brunswick Co. back to Wilmington MSA

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video The federal Office of Management and Budget has denied a request to move Brunswick County back into the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Earlier this year OMB designated the county as part of the Myrtle Beach MSA. Full story...
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Teen charged with killing infant son

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videoA 19-year-old is in jail accused of killing his own baby. The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office arrested Randy Lee Richardson early this morning and charged him with first degree murder in the death of four-month-old Colton Richardson. Full story...
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Vandals target mailboxes in Brunswick Co. neighborhood

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videoIt was likely a childhood prank, but a major inconvenience for more than a dozen families in Brunswick County. Investigators are trying to find three teens they say damaged mail boxes in Supply. Meanwhile the victims wait for justice to be delivered. Full story...
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Suspect takes off, deputy shoots and kills dog

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Brunswick County deputies are looking for a man who ran after they tried to serve warrants and wound up killing his dog. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Mom says misdiagnosis led to son's death

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video A woman is looking for answers after she says her son died because of mistakes made while treating him. A Dosher Memorial Hospital report says Mark Stephens had no history of diabetes although his mother has records that she he was treated at the hospital multiple times for the disease. Full story...
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Bond set at $1M for Brunswick Co. man charged with rape, kidnapping

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A Brunswick County man is in jail charged with rape, kidnapping and assault. A sheriff's spokeswoman says Richard Teremaine Gore turned himself in Friday. Full story...
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North Brunswick plays for state title, former head coach

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video The North Brunswick Scorpions baseball team is swinging for their first state championship since 1998, but their trip to Zebulon could have gone foul many times throughout the long season. Full story...
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Brunswick County wildfire contained

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video Forestry crews in Brunswick County spent most of the afternoon battling a massive wild fire off of Highway 17 near Royal Oak Road in Shallotte. Full story...
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Former presidential yacht makes stop at Bald Head Island

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videoIt served as a patrol boat in World War II and later a presidential yacht. Now the Honey Fitz is making her way up the east coast on a good will tour. The crew stopped briefly at Bald Head Island. Full story...
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Former Brunswick commissioner Warren drops lawsuit

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Former Brunswick County Commissioner Charles Warren has dropped his lawsuit against other commissioners and county staff. Full story...
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Teens reported missing face charges after police chase

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Two teens reported missing now face charges after a chase with Leland Police over the weekend. The Leland Police Department says officers responded Saturday to a tip that the two juveniles were spotted in the Walmart on US 17. Full story...
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Southport chief says officer won't park in apartment's handicap spot

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Southport's police chief says there's a reason one of his officers was parking in a handicapped spot at an apartment complex. Full story...
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Bluegrass festival benefits local economy

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videoFolks jammed out to the 9th Annual Mostly Bluegrass Spring Festival in Shallotte this weekend. Bands took stage at the farmer's market in riverside park while patrons sang and danced. Mostly Bluegrass Society Events Coordinator Jim Caulder says they play for the love of the music, but also for the continuation of the music into the next generation. Full story...
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Elderly bicyclist struck and killed by vehicle

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A 74-year-old man was struck while riding his bicycle on Old Fayetteville Road near Woodburn Avenue in Leland. Full story...
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