Tag: Crime
Multiple shootings in Wilmington this morning
Wilmington, NC (WWAY)-- Two separate shootings took place in Wilmington this morning. A Wilmington Police spokeswoman says the first shooting was shortly before 1:00 a.m. at 620 S. 13th Street.
Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life
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.
IHOP employees find naked toddler in parking lot, adults passed out in van
A woman and her fiance face charges after a naked toddler was found wandering around a Panama City parking lot.
Wilmington man sentenced to nine years for selling crack cocaine
A Wilmington man who was on federal supervised release when he was arrested following a drug deal was sentenced to nine years in prison.
North Carolina Gov. Cooper vetoes ‘born-alive’ legislation
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a measure written by Republicans and backed by social conservatives that addresses a doctor's responsibilities if an abortion results in an infant born alive.
WPD turns crime lab over to New Hanover County
Eleven years after the Wilmington Police Department opened the crime lab, it's now being transferred to New Hanover County.
Traffic stop leads to chase, fatal motorcycle crash
A traffic stop turned into a deadly chase in New Hanover county on Tuesday.
NC man accused of pleasuring self inside YMCA women’s steam room
A Raleigh man is accused of going into a women's steam room at a YMCA and pleasuring himself in the presence of two women.
Young woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead
A young Florida woman who traveled to Colorado and bought a shotgun for what authorities feared would be a Columbine-inspired attack just days ahead of the 20th anniversary was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide after a nearly 24-hour manhunt.