Spotlight North Carolina legislature looks to 'modernize' DWI laws. Here's what to know USA Today Network Jul 28, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new bill could tighten laws around driving while impaired in North Carolina.kAm}@CE9 r2C@=:?2 FD6D 2 =6G6=\32D65 D6?E6?4:?8 DJDE6> 7@C s(x^s&x 492C86D[ H:E9 =6G6= p` 36:?8 E96 >@DE D6C:@FD 2?5 =6G6= d 36:?8 E96 =62DE D6C:@FD] u24E@CD FD65 E@ 56E6C>:?6 E96 =6G6= @7 D6?E6?4:?8 :?4=F56 C64<=6DD 5C:G:?8 2?5 6I46DD:G6 DA665[ 5C:G:?8 @? 2 DFDA6?565 5C:G6CVD =:46?D6 @C H:E9 2 49:=5 :? 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McDowell County woman accused of stabbing sleeping man with pocketknife The victim had multiple stab wounds and cuts across his body.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office warns about scammers impersonating law enforcement “As a reminder to the public: This is NOT how we operate," the sheriff's office said.
Joint law enforcement operation in McDowell County results in 56 charges “Operations like this allow us to hold offenders accountable while reminding the community that their safety remains our top priority."
700 NC residents lost more than $8.4 million in 2025 to this fraud. Here’s how “The No. 1 rule is, in any of our frauds across any sector that we work in law enforcement, is if something sounds too good to be true, it pro…
