But the number of people who died of drug overdoses in North Carolina fell by 35% between April 2024 and April 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state saw among ...

MAXTON — Robeson County Sheriff’s Office investigators are actively investigating a deadly shooting early Thursday near Maxton that left one person deceased and another injured.

PEMBROKE — Pembroke Town Councilman Rudy Locklear has been appointed vice chair of the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee (PSCP Committee) for 2026.

ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused specifically by the influenza viruses, which come in two main types (A and B).

We don’t need ICE Capades like we recently saw! Tom Campbell is a Hall of Fame North Carolina broadcaster and columnist who has covered North Carolina public policy issues since 1965. Contact him at ...