Study: Black drivers twice as likely to be stopped by police
RALEIGH — A state study shows that Black drivers in North Carolina are stopped by police at more than twice the rate of white drivers.The Raleigh News & Observer reported Wednesday that roughly 25...
View ArticleDog in Hubert attacks fifth victim, reports show
A dog named Zeus is facing euthanasia after five documented cases of unprovoked attacks occurred at an Onslow County residence. The most recent victim is a 4-year-old girl, Paisley Delong, who may...
View ArticleDog in Swansboro attacks fifth victim, reports show
A dog named Zeus is facing euthanasia after five documented cases of unprovoked attacks occurred at an Onslow County residence. The most recent victim is a 4-year-old girl, Paisley Delong, who may...
View ArticleOne dead after motorcycle crash in Holly Ridge
A Sneads Ferry man died after wrecking a motorcycle near Holly Ridge on Sunday.North Carolina Highway Patrol said at approximately 4:10 p.m. James David Keith, 71, was driving a 2017 Harley Davidson...
View ArticleNorth Carolina attorney general launches investigation into ‘forever...
The investigation will look for factories and other sources of PFAS chemicals, which have been found in drinking water supplies in North Carolina.
View ArticleFirefighters respond to house fire in Jacksonville
Firefighters in Jacksonville responded to a house fire late Tuesday afternoon.At approximately 6:10 p.m. Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services received a 9-1-1 call from multiple neighbors involving...
View ArticleStudents stay home during remote learning; North Carolina teachers wonder why...
To avoid COVID-19, NC teachers want the option to teach online classes from home instead of their classrooms.
View ArticleMultiple agencies investigate fire in Richlands
Several agencies are investigating a house fire in Richlands that occurred late Tuesday morning.Onslow County Emergency Services Director Norman Bryson said they received a 9-1-1- call at approximately...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison in relation to overdose death
A Goldsboro man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for drug charges connected with the overdose death of an Onslow County man.U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Donte Terrill...
View ArticleN.C. Supreme Court pulls Racial Justice Act murder defendant off death row
The 4-3 ruling says Marcus Robinson’s protection against double-jeopardy was violated when he was re-sentenced to death.
View ArticleRichlands: Trenton woman killed in car crash
A Trenton woman is dead while her husband and a minor are in critical condition as a result from a head on crash in Richlands Friday afternoon.North Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash took place on...
View ArticleD.A. recommends parole denied for cop killer
The story dates back to May 28, 1981 when Jacksonville Police Detective William T. Whitehead was murdered while investigating a case that involved two men who were in a sexual relationship with a...
View ArticleCCSO: Traffic stop leads to trafficker’s arrest
Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman in Newport during a traffic stop on Thursday on drug charges dating back to December 2019.Misty Ann Parsons, 43, was stopped by deputies on Lake Road...
View ArticleOCSO await extradition of couple in bar fight
A couple has been arrested and await extradition from Tennessee after allegedly assaulting a man in an Onslow County bar.On July 17 Joel Kyle Huff, 29, and Rebekah Grace Petto, 27, were arrested at...
View ArticleDeputies arrest convicted felon in Midway Park
An investigation from the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit and Crime Reduction Team led to the arrest of a Jacksonville man on Thursday.Jourden Tairee Shepard, 22, of West 3rd...
View ArticleCo-defendant in murder of Michael Jordan’s father to be paroled
Larry Demery, who is serving a life sentence, is scheduled to be released in 2023
View ArticleJones: One person dead in deputy involved shooting
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has taken the lead in a fatal deputy involved shooting near Pollocksville Tuesday night.District Attorney Ernie Lee and Jones County Sheriff Danny Heath...
View ArticleOnslow Sheriff: DWI checkpoints are out there
Moving into their third year, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force is looking to continue it’s efforts in preventing fatalities and serious injuries for residents.What was initially set up...
View ArticleHit-an-run cases in Onslow at risk of not being solved
Two fatal hit-and-run cases in Onslow County are at risk of not being solved as Highway Patrol have exhausted all of their leads.Sergeant John Edwards explained both cases lacked physical evidence at...
View ArticleSheriffs join in announcing drug arrests
Law enforcement agencies from three counties came together at the Craven County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday to announce numerous arrests of individuals, many under charges of selling illegal drugs in...
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