HAMLET — Police are conducting a death investigation after a body was pulled from Hamlet City Lake.

HAMLET — A major clean-up effort around City Lake got underway Friday.

ELLERBE — Lightning is suspected of starting a house fire Thursday afternoon.

ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County will have one less fireworks display on Independence Day.

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Fans of the long-running show "Wheel of Fortune" may have noticed that a Richmond County native was spinning the wheel and answering puzzles Monday night in Los Angeles.

HAMLET — Outgoing City Manager Jonathan Blanton has agreed to stay on part-time until his replacement can be found.

HAMLET — Jonathan Blanton is leaving the world of municipal management for academia.

HAMLET — A storm moving through earlier Sunday dropped hail on Richmond County for the second time this weekend.

HAMLET — An infrastructure repair project should be completed and a major road reopened within the next 20 hours.

HAMLET — A man had to be rescued Thursday afternoon following a cave-in.