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Thousands evacuated after ammonia leak at Tar Heel plant
TAR HEEL, NC (WWAY) -- Smithfield Foods says it is working with local emergency agencies to determine the cause of an apparent ammonia leak at its packing plant in Tar Heel in Bladen County, a company...
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Smithfield still cleaning up, workers waiting to go back
TAR HEEL, NC (WWAY) -- The latest on the Smithfield ammonia leak. The world's largest pork production plant still is not producing anything after yesterday's incident.Smithfield representatives say all...
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Man charged with stealing trailer of hogs
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladenboro man is in jail charged with stealing a trailer full of hogs.Bladen County Sheriff's deputies arrested Alfonza Lewis, 38, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. He is...
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Tar Heel plant should reopen Friday morning
TAR HEEL, NC (WWAY) -- It looks like factory workers at the Smithfield plant in Tar Heel won't be headed back to work until tomorrow.The pork packing plant has been shut down since an ammonia leak...
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WWAY SURPRISE SQUAD sparks smiles at Four County Electric
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- WWAY and Perry's Emporium has done it again!This is not the time of year to have your power shut off.Several people were paying the minimum amount on their electric bill...
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UPDATE: Stolen Elizabethtown police car results in high speed chase
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY)-- A man is behind bars under a $158,000 secured bond after investigators say he stole a police car and led them on a chase through two counties.According to Elizabethtown...
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Bladen dad admits to killing 7-month-old daughter
BLADEN, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladen County father has pleaded guilty to killing his baby daughter nearly two years ago.The District Attorney's Office says Juan Andres Hernandez, 22, will spend as much as 10...
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ONLY ON 3: Clarkton residents say something's wrong with exorbitant water bills
CLARKTON, NC (WWAY) -- Some residents in Clarkton say there's something wrong with their water bills. They say say it's a problem that should have been fixed months ago. Clarkton resident Asante Meares...
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FBI: Kidnap victim rescued with help of area agencies in elaborate...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Federal agents say they rescued a South Carolina man in North Carolina with the help of several area agencies six days after the man was kidnapped as part of an...
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Response to crash leads officers to shooting
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) -- Elizabethtown Police say as they responded to one crime this weekend, they wound up finding another.Police say around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, they found a man lying in the middle...
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Deputies bust Bladenboro meth lab, arrest three on drug charges
BLADENBORO, NC (WWAY) -- Deputies busted a meth lab in Bladenboro yesterday, landing three people behind bars in connection to the drug operation, with additional arrests expected. Bladen County...
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Woman, alleged accomplice arrested for husband's 2010 murder
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Two people have been charged with a four-year-old murder in Bladen County.Donyee Bowman Jessup, 29, of Fayetteville, and Garry Tyrell McCray Jr., 26, Salisbury, MD, have...
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Bladen horse one of two to die of EEE
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- State health officials are warning owners to vaccinate their horses after two horses in North Carolina, including one in southeastern North Carolina, died recently of Eastern...
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113-year-old Bladen County woman dies
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Florence McCoy celebrated her 113th birthday in February, which family said made her the oldest person in North Carolina. Sadly, McCoy passed away Monday morning, surrounded...
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Former Bladen Co. Schools superintendent pleads guilty
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Former Bladen County Schools Superintendent Greg Killingsworth has pleaded guilty to a felony count of obtaining property by false pretense.The District Attorney's Office...
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Deputies investigating after several shots fired during drive-by in Bladenboro
BLADENBORO, NC (WWAY) -- Deputies are investigating after they say several fired shots during a drive-by shooting at a Bladenboro party early Sunday, sending one person to the hospital. Bladen County...
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Man leaving court arrested after car chase
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Investigators in Bladen County say a man leaving court this morning led officers on a car chase.The Bladen County Sheriff's Office says Dwione Terrell Baxley, 31, is charged...
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West Bladen to play tonight despite player's death
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- West Bladen junior linebacker Lennon Lacy was found dead at a mobile home park in Bladen County this morning. The cause of his death has not yet been released.Tonight's home...
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Babysitter accused of spanking child with belt, burning him with cigarette
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladenboro man is in jail charged with child abuse after babysitting a 7-year-old boy.Investigators say Kevin Russell Wilmot, 26, was babysitting overnight for the child's...
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Duke Energy announces solar power expansion
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY)-- Duke Energy Progress announced a 500 million dollar commitment today that will bring renewable energy and hundreds of jobs to eastern North Carolina. It's a project that...
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