North Carolina resident and former pro wrestler Matt Hardy was recently arrested for the third time in a month -- this time for a litany of drug charges -- Moore County deputies announced on Sept. 20. In August, he was arrested for DWI after he allegedly struck a...
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Serious injuries sustained in accident with stolen dirt bike
On July 4, a dirt bike was reported stolen from the back of a pickup truck in Wilmington, North Carolina. And on Sept. 25, that bike was involved in a serious car accident, and charges are now pending against its 21-year-old driver. It's unknown whether or not the...
Car accident takes life of Brunswick County teen
It's common to see ambulances on the scene following a car accident, but earlier this month an ambulance was involved in an accident that took the life of a 19-year old college student. Police allege the ambulance driver ran a red light at the intersection of Highway...
Federal mail fraud charges filed against former DMV head
The 53-year-old former head of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicle's License and Theft Bureau is facing federal charges of mail fraud, coming almost two years to the day after he resigned from his DMV post.The mail fraud allegedly occurred when the man used...
School bus accident sends woman to the hospital
In Wilmington, North Carolina a woman was hospitalized after she was involved in an accident with a school bus carrying children from Codington Elementary School.Thankfully, none of the children on the bus were injured in the accident. The driver of the car involved...
Man, wife charged with drug trafficking in upscale neighborhood
Recently police executed a search warrant at a house in an upscale neighborhood in Union County. A news organization subsequently reported the police had intercepted a high-grade hydroponic marijuana-growing operation. A 44-year-old man and his 39-year-old wife were...
Mother killed in DWI crash, driver charged
A Brunswick County man is now on house arrest while he faces drunk driving murder charges after he crashed into another car, killing a mother of three. Recently, the district attorney asked the 23-year-old man's bond to be adjusted after she got reports that the man...
Soldier sentenced to life in prison for murder
A former infantryman from North Carolina has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision as to whether he should get the death penalty. He was convicted in September of murder in the first degree and sex offense...
Man faces DWI, child abuse charges
A 29-year-old North Carolina man was recently jailed and charged with drunk driving. He was also charged with misdemeanor child abuse because he had a child in the car with him.Police officers say the man was involved in a car crash on a Saturday just after 11 p.m....
Car accident with moped sends one to hospital
A recent car accident involving an automobile and a moped raises some important issues. The accident occurred at about 3 p.m. on a Monday night in North Carolina, just south of Wilmington on Highway 87 near the intersection of Sunny Point. Few details of the accident...


