by WSIC News | Aug 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
In the past year, two Hough High School students have died of fentanyl overdoses, and a handful more have enrolled in drug rehabilitation programs. Understandably, this has parents worried. NC Newsline is reporting that the Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina...
by WSIC News | Aug 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
WNCN is reporting that what police say was a nationwide ring of interconnected auto dealership thefts, has been broken with the help of a local police detective in Lillington. When a group of thieves hit Hiester Dodge/Jeep/Chrysler automotive dealership last December,...
by WSIC News | Jul 18, 2023 | WSIC State News
As North Carolina lawmakers consider whether to legalize more casinos in the state, a company called “NC Development Holdings” has asked to rezone almost 200 acres of land in Rockingham County. The developer told WNCN last week that there’s a “better than 50-50”...
by WSIC News | Jul 11, 2023 | WSIC State News
Senators Thom Tillis R-Cornelius, NC) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to accelerate the development of necessary medical countermeasures to combat future pandemics. Tillis says that the COVID-19 pandemic showed the devastating...
by WSIC News | Jul 11, 2023 | WSIC Local News, WSIC State News
The Cornelius Police Department and the FBI are following up on a tip from a user in the Find Madalina Cojacari Facebook group, who said she was traveling to California on July 5th and stopped in at a gas station in Weaverville, just outside of Asheville. The woman...
by WSIC News | Jul 9, 2023 | WSIC State News
On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, along with federal and local law enforcement, announced ongoing and coordinated efforts to address violent crime and drug trafficking in Fayetteville and surrounding areas. This effort was conducted as part of two strategic...
