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The Kinston Police Department is investigating after a car crash and reported shooting shut down an area highway. Major Jenee Spencer says officers were notified of a car crash on Highway 11 North near New Bern Avenue around 12:45 p. m. on Monday. As they were responding, Spencer says they received word that a shooting was involved with the crash. According to police, a victim in one car had… → Read More
NEW INFO: Greenville Mayor P. J. Connelly has enacted an 8 p. m. curfew for the city on Monday. Officials say the curfew applies to the entire city limits until 6 a. m. on Tuesday. The curfew requires individuals to remain at home with only a few exceptions. Exceptions include: Any police or public safety officer or other government engaged in official business. Any member, volunteer, or… → Read More
A stay-at-home order goes into effect for all of North Carolina starting at 5 p. m. on March 30. Governor Roy Cooper issuedExecutive Order No. 121 to remain in effect for 30 days, but officials say it can be revised or extended as needed. It directs residents to stay home unless they need to leave for essentials - such as jobs, food, medicine, outdoor exercise, or to help others. Essential… → Read More
Some major changes are underway along a main business district in New Bern. The walls started coming down this week at the old Pepsi facility on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and the old Flounders Restaurant is also gone. Landon Minges, vice president of operations for Minges Bottling Group, says the company moved to the Craven County Industrial Park in 2016, so the demolition of the old… → Read More
Crews have been on the scene of a fire at the Hinson Arms Apartments off of Richlands Highway in Jacksonville since the early morning hours and now say a child is missing. Onslow County Sheriff Miller says an adult man who lived in same apartment was taken to the hospital with injuries. The next step, Miller says, will be to search the burned area from the outside, working their way in. → Read More
Authorities identified a man who drowned Sunday at a Pine Knoll Shores beach. Ernest Earl Foster, Jr. , a 38-year-old man, drowned on Sunday. Foster grew up in Wilson County and was a well-respected high school teacher in Guilford County. Sunday's drowning is the seventh so far of this year along the Crystal Coast. Assistant Town ManagerJulie Anderson said just prior to 3 p. m. → Read More
Hundreds of people turned out Saturday for the final day of the 26th annual Aurora Fossil Festival in Aurora. The festivities actually began Friday but on Saturday there was a parade to celebrate the annual event. During the two-day festivities there was food, crafts and fossil vendors on site. You could also dig for fossils and enjoy live music. A fireworks display was slated for Saturday… → Read More
Atlantic Beach Fire Chief Adam Snyder died Monday afternoon at University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia from injuries sustained in a snow skiing accident, according to a press release from Atlantic Beach officials. --------------------- PREVIOUS STORY. Atlantic Beach's Fire Chief is in critical condition following a skiing accident. City leaders confirm Chief Adam… → Read More
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for several counties in eastern North Carolina. The advisory is for early Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. The area includes the counties of Duplin, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt and Martin. Those counties have the best chance of seeing some kind of snow activity, from a trace to possible 1-2 inches. Click here to see the full forecast… → Read More
CLICK HERE to see and download a hurricane evacuation route map. ===== MANDATORY EVACUATION NOTICES. -- Duplin County has issued a mandatory evacuation for low-lying areas issued effective Saturday at noon. -- Onslow County has issued a mandatory evacuation effective at 11 a. m. on Tuesday. The City of Jacksonville issued a similar notice Tuesday afternoon as has Swansboro. -- Carteret County… → Read More
A car show Monday was used to help raise money to help a group build a home for a wounded warrior. Unprofane Riders Inc., a national non-profit organization, hosted the second annual event. The organization teamed up with Homes For Our Troops to create thi → Read More
Duplin County Sheriff's deputies have charged a man with murder after a woman was shot and killed Monday night.Lt. Scott Kennedy said it happened around 7 p.m. Monday off Highway 241, south of Pink Hill. Deputies found Veronica Blaine Hilton Jester, 26, ha → Read More
Here is complete information on fireworks, festivities, parades and other activities going on to celebrate Independence Day across Eastern North Carolina. If you don't see your town's activity or want to add to this list, email Jason O. Boyd at jboyd@wcti1 → Read More
A daycare director was arrested on a charge of assault against a two-year-old child.Shannon Jacobs, of Winterville, turned herself into the Pitt County Magistrate's Office on Friday afternoon after Greenville Police detectives obtained a warrant charging → Read More
There was a fatal house fire in Jones County late Sunday night. → Read More
Marine Lance Corp. Carmen Lane and retired Navy Airman Jessica Callihan were out fishing and enjoying the waters. → Read More
Detectives are currently working a large crime scene that is taped off in Craven County. → Read More
An Army veteran and Marine spouse battled for years to move on after she said she was sexually assaulted twice while serving her country. → Read More
Sheriff's detectives are investigating the homicide of a 36-year-old man. → Read More
Sheriff's detectives are investigating the homicide of a 36-year-old man. → Read More