Arrest made in convenience store robbery
An Onslow County construction worker has been charged with a recent convenience store robbery.Jack Joseph Pekkala II, 28, of Quail Point Drive in Hubert was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMarine takes plea in wife's death to avoid capital trial
“I shot my wife. I dumped the entire clip in her."These words, read by District Attorney Ernie Lee, were told to Onslow County Sheriff's Office investigators after a Marine shot his wife 15 times on...
View ArticleCold case: Meter still runs on the death of a Jacksonville cabbie
The cabbie’s fatal, final ride took less than 15 minutes. The search for his killer is entering is entering its 32nd year.On Nov. 12, 1986, Yellow Cab driver Brian Douglas Bogle accepted a walk-up...
View ArticleExtra Naloxone kits now left with Onslow overdose patients
Now addicts who have a history of overdosing can have reviving kits to treat themselves rather than wait on medics to arrive.A new effort rolled out at the beginning of March by Onslow County Emergency...
View ArticleHubert man arrested after 100 mph car chase
A Hubert man remains in Duplin County Jail after a hit-and-run crash led to a high-speed chase this week.Duplin County Highway Patrol Trooper B.D. Wallace said he arrived at a hit-and-run crash on N.C....
View ArticleJacksonville man charged with assault inflicting serious injury
Man is accused of breaking the right hip, blackening the right eye and bruising ribs and the right arm of a 55-year-old female.
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr.'s slaying sparked violence in Port City
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been scheduled to be in Wilmington on April 4, 1968, the day he was assassinated. His slaying led to local riots.
View ArticleCold Case: Sister and family seek closure 38 years after homicide
November 19, 1979, should have been a time of celebration and blessing for Mary Gaskins as she blew out 33 birthday candles atop a cake surrounded by family.Instead it was the last time she saw her...
View ArticleFinders Keepers thrift store upgrades to new location
A nonprofit thrift store is getting a big upgrade this week.Finders Keepers is the thrift store run by the Onslow Women’s Center, which helps adults and children dealing with domestic violence and...
View ArticleActive shooter drill prepares officers to respond
The goal was simple: keep Onslow County students safe.An active shooter response training drill conducted on the Southwest High School campus Wednesday by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office personnel...
View ArticleAbsconder leads police on chase on Piney Green Road
A wanted felon led police on a high-speed chase on a major Jacksonville roadway Tuesday before being captured.Curtis Bill Harris IV, 26, with addresses of Bayberry Court in Jacksonville and...
View ArticleRobbery suspect accused of failed jail escape
An Onslow County inmate accused of trying to escape failed in the attempt.Jack Joseph Pekkala, 28, of Quail Point Drive in Hubert was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday and...
View ArticleBeulaville woman arrested on 36 charges relating to child porn
A Beulaville woman has been arrested on 36 charges relating to child porn.Carolann Marie Clifton, 28, was arrested by the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and charged with 12 counts each of...
View ArticleHubert woman accused of killing elderly mother
Neighbors in a tidy, upscale condominium complex in Cedar Point are wondering why their neighbor was allegedly shot and killed inside her apartment.Evelyn Harvey, 77, was found dead in her home within...
View ArticleTruck crashes into Scotchman
Thousands of dollars’ worth of damage was caused at a gas station after a Saturday afternoon crash.Yellow tape separated customers from the front door of the Scotchman at the corner of Burgaw Highway...
View ArticleJPD checking station nets one impaired driver
A multi-agency DWI checking station netted one impaired driver.Friday night’s checking station was located in the northbound lanes of U.S. 17 in front of the Highway Patrol Station and began at 11 p.m....
View ArticleHomicide suspect has first court appearance
BEAUFORT -- An Onslow County woman charged with murder in the shooting death of her mother spent her 57th birthday making her first appearance.April Lynn Harvey, dressed in orange jail garb and...
View ArticleMan gets 22 - 29 years for beating girlfriend's 4-year-old
A Jacksonville man was sentenced to up to 29 years in prison for beating his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, causing her to become a special needs child.Edward Hugh Felts lll, 37, formerly of Running...
View ArticleHigh speed chase down Henderson Drive ends in arrest
A Holly Ridge man was taken to Onslow County Jail Tuesday night after a high-speed chase in Jacksonville.Brandon Keith Lanier, 36, of S. Hines Street was arrested Tuesday by the Onslow County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMom accused of leaving small children home alone
A working mom is accused of leaving her two small children unattended at home for the sixth time.Victoria Marie Flores, 29, of Holly Court in Jacksonville was arrested April 10 by the Onslow County...
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