One ECU trustee resigns, another is censured after they meddled in student...
CHAPEL HILL — One East Carolina University trustee resigned and another was censured Friday during a crowded special meeting of the UNC System Board of Governors. The two had come under fire from other...
View ArticleSwansboro mom, daughter charged with heroin distribution
A Swansboro mother and daughter have been arrested on numerous felony drug charges.Breanna Ray Warren, 23, and Brenda Lee Warren, 43, both of Freeman Road have been arrested by the Onslow County...
View ArticleTruck sought in fatal hit-and-run
Authorities are seeking information related to a truck they think may have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run.The hit-and-run occurred on Murrill Hill Road in Onslow County, sometime between...
View ArticleBeulaville McDonald’s shooting now homicide investigation
A shooting last week outside the McDonald’s in Beulaville is now a homicide investigation.One of two victims in the Feb. 6 shooting has died, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.Randy...
View ArticleCops searching for man who used fake $100 bills, twice
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is asking help identifying a person of interest in a counterfeit money case.The OCSO responded to Walmart at 349 Richlands Highway on Jan. 17 for a report that...
View ArticleDuplin man found guilty in decades-long drug trafficking 'career'
A Duplin County man will spend the next 30 years in prison after being found guilty on in federal court on Friday for what the U.S. Department of Justice called a “decades-long drug trafficking...
View ArticleTeen charged after fleeing from police; crashing into business
A Swansboro teen has been charged after allegedly crashing into a Jacksonville business Friday night after fleeing from law enforcement at a DWI checkpoint.CJ Anthony Cholminski, 17, of Casting Net Way...
View ArticlePolice search for suspect accused of stabbing two men
Jacksonville police are searching for a suspect in connection to the stabbing of two men Sunday morning.Police responded at approximately 6:42 p.m. to a report of a stabbing at 1623 Robinson Drive in...
View ArticleThree Camp Lejeune Marines charged with assault
Three Camp Lejeune Marines have been charged in connection with an assault in Wake County over the weekend.Cpl. Angel Mario Reyes-Lozano, 24, Lance Cpl. Evan Charles Chicoine, 22, and Lance Cpl. Jake...
View ArticleJacksonville continues search for stabbing suspect
Jacksonville police are still searching for a suspect in connection with two men being stabbed on Sunday.Investigators have obtained warrants for Alexez Nicolas Arceo Sanchez, 22, for two counts of...
View ArticleTeen charged in Swansboro standoff accused of impaired high speed chase
A Swansboro 16-year-old, arrested last month following a standoff that left one dog dead, has been arrested again on allegations of a high-speed chase while impaired.C.J. Anthony Cholminski is charged...
View ArticleJacksonville stabbing suspect in custody
The man accused of stabbing two other men over the weekend has turned himself in.Alexez Nicolas Arceo Sanchez, 22, of Robinson Drive in Jacksonville, was charged with two counts of felony assault with...
View ArticleBSA’s East Carolina Council looks to move forward
The Boy Scouts of America’s East Carolina Council looks to move forward after the national BSA organization filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday morning.Though the BSA sought Chapter 11 protection...
View ArticleCarteret businessman accused of using store to deal cocaine
MOREHEAD CITY – A Carteret County man has been accused of dealing cocaine from his business.Michael Jason Barkas, 37, of Woodbridge Drive in Morehead City was arrested Wednesday by Carteret County...
View ArticleCandidate profile: William Shanahan
Editor’s note: Candidates were sent the following questions by The Daily News in advance of the March 3 primary election. Incumbent Republican Tim Smith, who was appointed to the seat in 2019 by N.C....
View ArticleCandidate profile: Tim Smith
Editor’s note: Candidates were sent the following questions by The Daily News in advance of the March 3 primary election. Incumbent Republican Tim Smith, who was appointed to the seat in 2019 by N.C....
View ArticleFighting crime ‘starts with our schools’
The fight against crime doesn’t know an age.Teaching children at a young age that it is OK to tell someone when they see or hear something that seems wrong doesn’t just help solve crimes, it can help...
View ArticleJacksonville police searching for runaway 17-year-old
The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for help finding a runaway 17-year-old girl.According to the JPD, Jaquana Claiborne was reported missing by her parents in Jacksonville on Feb. 18 just...
View ArticleRooted in Wellness owner charged with indecent exposure
The owner of Rooted in Wellness has been arrested on 14 charges of indecent exposure.Brandyn Scott Miller, 45, of Jacksonville, has been charged with 14 counts of indecent exposure, according to a...
View ArticleBody of missing Swansboro man found
Updated 4:05 p.m.Editor’s note: this story has been updated to include new information.Authorities in Person County have confirmed that a body located there Tuesday is that of a Swansboro man who has...
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