County continues lock on funding for Hubert fire station
Hubert Volunteer Fire Department still hasn’t generated a Fiscal Year 2014-15 audit to the county to recoup quarterly funding.The nonprofit fire service has not received quarterly payments of $62,347...
View ArticleJPD: Join us for National Night Out tomorrow
Tomorrow, community members have the chance to mingle with the officers at the annual National Night Out event."I think the officers get extremely excited about this," said Jacksonville Police...
View ArticleMan accused of sexual assault at a party
A Morehead City man has been accused of assaulting a woman at a party last month.Kevin McKenly Glass, 20, of Abbott Morris Street was charged Tuesday by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office with felony...
View ArticleInvestigation continues in shooting incident
Investigators say they have no new information to release on a shooting that happened last week.Dedrick Smith, 29, was shot in the jaw and found in an apartment he did not live in on Zack Circle in...
View ArticleNewport man charged with indecent liberties
A Newport man has been accused of taking indecent liberties with a child, according to warrants.Linden Earl Hazelton, 27, of Vellines Avenue in Newport was arrested by the Swansboro Police Department...
View ArticleMan allegedly stabs another during fight over weed
A man accused of stabbing another in a fight over marijuana is out on bond.Deonte Meadows, 20, of Rocky Run Road in Jacksonville was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Sunday and charged...
View ArticleTwin Peaks fight leads to outstanding strangulation warrants being served
A fight at Twin Peaks led to a man being served with an outstanding warrant accusing him of strangling a woman, officials said.Gil Alexander Ojeda, 33, of Summerfield Court in Jacksonville was arrested...
View ArticleMarine animals at UNCW lab killed, mutilated
A starfish, sea urchins and fish used for educational purposes were harmed last month
View ArticleFormer Marine accused of manslaughter is coming back to Onslow
A former Camp Lejeune Marine accused of shooting a fellow Marine in 2013 will soon be back in Onslow County.Tyler Prudden, 26, waived his right to an extradition hearing in Eaton County court in...
View ArticleMan accused of stalking
A Jacksonville man has been charged with stalking after allegedly waiting outside a woman’s home then following her after she left.Michael Courtney Knox, 42, of Providence Drive was arrested by the...
View ArticleMan accused of robbery with a garden hoe
A Jacksonville man is accused of trying to rob someone using a garden hoe.Stacey Dwayne Rivera, 24, of Burgaw Highway in Jacksonville was arrested Wednesday by the Jacksonville Police Department and...
View ArticleWoman accused of attempting to destroy evidence by deleting texts
A Jacksonville woman has been charged after police say she attempted to delete texts from the cell phone of a man recently arrested in connection to a stabbing.Chasity Rickell Roberts, 23, of Carmen...
View ArticleUPDATE: Family reacts to arrest in son's death
Updated at 2:10 p.m.A Sneads Ferry man charged in connection with an overdose death earlier this year was a friend of the deceased, according to family members.Jarred Michael Eddington, 21, of Everett...
View ArticleChurch shed burgled
An officer responded to Westminster United Methodist Church in the 1000 block of Westminster Lane on Tuesday for a burglary call."(The complainant) advised (Aug. 1) the door on the barn had been pried...
View ArticleExercise prepares first-responders for school shooting scenario
The speakers at Southwest Middle School blared with screams as officers ran inside the building, guns drawn, some pausing to check on people lying motionless on the floor.The simulation that included...
View ArticleMan appears in court after sale of deadly drugs
A man appeared in court Monday in connection with an overdose allegedly spurred by the drugs he sold.An autopsy report in the case includes traces of the strongest painkiller on the market — fentanyl....
View ArticleJPD investigates shooting
The Jacksonville Police Department is investigating a shooting.Officers responded to a call of multiple shots fired in the 400 block of Myrtlewood Circle around 2 p.m. Monday, said Capt. Ronnie Dorn.No...
View ArticleSwansboro man accused of stabbing roommate
A Swansboro man has been accused of stabbing his roommate during an argument about a commemorative coin.Wayne Neal, 56, of Swansboro Belgrade Road, was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office on...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to Bojangles assault
A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to jumping over a Bojangles counter and choking his ex-girlfriend.Lamont King, 26, of Wilmington Highway pleaded guilty to assault on a female in district court...
View ArticleMan accused of strangling, punching woman
A Jacksonville man has been accused of strangling and punching a woman, according to court documents.Buster Rashaad Jones, 23, of Pebble Court was arrested by the Jacksonville Police Department...
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