A school bus driver with Whiteville City Schools faces numerous charges after allegedly driving through a blockade, then hitting a public works truck, while 17 students were still on board!

Authorities in North Carolina say an officer gave alcohol to a 1-year-old and a 6-year-old.

Police say a North Carolina woman is jailed after she was accused of burning a 2-month-old child's feet.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. An event was held in downtown Wilmington Wednesday to honor those who protect children in our community.

Sheriff's deputies in North Carolina have filed multiple charges against the mother of a 21-month-old child after saying they found methamphetamine near a baby bottle.

A California couple who for years starved a dozen of their children and kept some shackled to beds were sentenced Friday to life in prison, ending a shocking case that revealed a house of horrors hidden behind a veneer of suburban normalcy.

Crystal Sutherland and Emily Parker from Journey to Heal Ministries stopped by WWAY to sit down and talk with Amanda Fitzpatrick about a very serious topic, sexual assault awareness. Journey to Heal Ministries has a vision to see the cycle of abuse broken and hope restored in the lives of all women who have experienced sexual trauma.

A North Carolina mother is facing charges days after her 8-year-old son was severely hurt in a fall from a lawnmower.

Arizona authorities say a woman has been arrested on allegations of using pepper spray to discipline her seven adopted children and locking them for days inside a closet.