Federal jury convicts Jacksonville man
An Onslow County man has been convicted in federal court on narcotic distribution and firearm charges.A federal jury convicted Eric Hall of Jacksonville was convicted in a two-day trial before United...
View ArticleMemo gives first look at police department investigation
CAPE CARTERET | A memo released this week by the Town of Cape Carteret gives a first look at issues addressed as part of a town investigation involving the police department.The memo does not identify...
View ArticleHubert man charged with indecent liberties
A Hubert man has been charged with sex abuse against a child.Eddie David Lewis Jr., 22, of Riggs Road in Hubert was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 10, and charged with indecent...
View ArticleMan sentenced for fatally stabbing roommate, jail fight
An Onslow County man pleaded guilty to stabbing his former roommate and workmate to death.Shane Allen Rehm, 32, accepted an Alford Plea of voluntary manslaughter Thursday afternoon in Onslow County...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in one-vehicle crash
A motorcycle rider was seriously injured Thursday evening in a one-vehicle crash in Jacksonville.Jeffrey L. Lane Jr., 21, of Dudley was driving westbound on the U.S. 17 bypass before the Sewell bridge...
View ArticleThreats not uncommon after school shootings
Area authorities say that local threats following national news of a school shooting are not uncommon."It's not unusual to have what occurred in Swansboro this morning right after a national event such...
View ArticleOfficials: Student safety is priority
Updated at 5:43 p.m.Two days after 17 people were killed at a high school in Florida, five Onslow County schools were under lockdown following a threat on social media.Authorities say the message was...
View ArticleDetails regarding toddler's death sealed despite homicide arrest
More questions than answers remain in the ongoing investigation into the death of Mariah Woods.Even though authorities have charged Adolphus Earl Kimrey, the live-in boyfriend of Mariah’s mother,...
View ArticleGood Samaritan helps Swansboro officer during struggle
An armed Good Samaritan assisted a local police officer engaged in a tussle with an uncooperating driver during a Monday morning traffic stop.Newport resident John Babbie was driving through Swansboro...
View ArticleHubert man charged with multiple methamphetimine offenses
A Hubert man charged with resisting an officer and drug possession during a traffic stop Monday morning faces additional charges.Michael Lynn Lee Jr., 32, of Queens Creek Road in Hubert was charged...
View ArticleTwo Marines identified as men killed in Pender motorcycle wreck
The men were each on motorcycles Sunday when they collided head on near Burgaw.
View ArticleTeen found not guilty in catfishing trial
An Onslow County high school student has been found not guilty of catfishing a teacher.Brittney Renee Luckenbaugh, 16, of Elm Drive walked out of an Onslow County District Courtroom sobbing on her...
View ArticleDave Ramsey: Debt and income crisis
Dear Dave, I received a call the other day from a company saying it could negotiate the balance on my credit cards to a lesser amount. The caller also said they could get me a zero-percent interest...
View ArticleUPDATE: Search warrants reveal 85 items taken in toddler homicide case
Cigarette butts. Shovel. Bleach bottles.These are only a few of the items seized by law enforcement on Nov. 27 after receiving approval for a search warrant in connection to the disappearance of...
View ArticleBy the numbers: The search for Mariah Woods
The need to do something was felt across the nation when 3-year-old Mariah Woods was reported missing.The cost is nearly uncalculatable, and it wasn’t just a monetary one.Maj. Chris Thomas with the...
View ArticleFBI: 'You can't put a price tag on a search for a missing child'
More than three months after a 3-year-old’s body was found in a body of water, the officers who helped search for her are still affected by the case – even those who weren’t there from day one.Chandler...
View ArticleMan charged in Mariah's death in court
The man charged in the death of Mariah Woods will be in Onslow County Superior Court Monday afternoon.Adolphus Earl Kimrey ll, 32, will be present when Fourth Prosecutorial District Attorney Ernie Lee...
View ArticleInstructor trains local women in gun safety, firearm education
Do you know how to safely handle a firearm?An all-female shooting league in Jacksonville is hoping to make that answer a "yes" for women in eastern North Carolina.Sportsman's Lodge co-owner Basil...
View ArticleMan accused of killing Mariah Woods pleads not guilty
Adolphus Earl Kimrey, accused of killing 3-year-old Mariah Woods, pleaded not guilty in court Monday afternoon.Kimrey was in court for a Rule 24 hearing, which is held no more than 10 days after a...
View ArticleEx-deputy accused of groping woman goes on trial Tuesday
Former Pender County Sheriff's Deputy Melvin Acevedo is charged with sexual battery, other offenses.
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