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Greenville police investigating Thursday night shooting
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Police are investigating a shooting in Greenville Thursday night. Public Information Officer Kristen Hunter says that officers went to a home in the 200 block of Nash Street around 9 p.m. Hunter says that officers found that a 32-year-old man was shot once during a family...
UPDATE: Eastern Carolina hospital systems dealing with worldwide tech outage
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Two Eastern Carolina hospital systems are dealing with the fallout of a worldwide tech outage. CarolinaEast Health Systems says that it is also feeling the effects of the outage. “While the residual impact of the global Microsoft outage has affected some CarolinaEast Health System operations, we...
Revel, Wright named to East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List
East Carolina seniors cornerback Shavon Revel and wide receiver Winston Wright Jr. have both been announced to the East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List, according to a release from ECU Media Relations. The East-West Shrine Bowl is a postseason college all-star game that provides the opportunity for some of the best draft hopefuls to compete against one another in front of scouts in practice, and on game day. In terms of prestige, it's behind the Senior Bowl, but is considered ahead of the NFLPA Bowl, and the Hula Bowl.
Mexico set to represent Latin America at the Little League Softball World Series
Greenville, N.C. — Following a 5-0 sweep against the Guayama LL team of Puerto Rico, José González Torres LL of Mexico will be representing the Latin America Region at the 2024 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. José González Torres went 5-0 in the region tournament held in Guánica, Puerto Rico, from July 8-13. The championship game was a rematch of the very first game of the tournament, in which Mexico bested Guayama 11-2. ...
Yard Gnomes: Herring, other players honing skills for bigger things
Jack Herring happened to be in Greenville at the right time. The former Rollins College (Fla.) outfielder came to town ahead of his summer league assignment of playing ball for the Greenville Yard Gnomes in the Coastal Plain League. That’s when he and his summer league teammates had a prime opportunity to check out an East Carolina baseball game. ...
ECU’s fantastic four into the Major Leagues
The East Carolina baseball team had four more former players introduced into Major League Baseball. The Pirates had their most selections in a MLB draft since 2019, where five of their former players were taken. Former ECU players Trey Yesavage, Carter Cunningham, Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Ryan McCrystal all heard their names called. Yesavage was the first Pirate to be drafted, going in the first round at pick 20 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Patrick's First Warning Forecast: Severe thunderstorm threat Saturday
Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast. After a break from storms and heavy downpours for most of us on Friday, messy weather returns on Saturday. In fact, we could see a few strong-to-severe storms. The cold front that ushered in the milder, but soggy weather will throw it in...
Cross-partisan commission on the future of NC elections presents findings
SALISBURY — The Commission on the Future of NC Elections convened its second all-commission meeting at Catawba College on Monday to present findings on the safety and security of the North Carolina election system and recommendations for improvements. The findings showed North Carolina elections are currently administered securely and professionally, with slight improvements recommended, a finding that is […] The post Cross-partisan commission on the future of NC elections presents findings appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Roy Cooper should be Kamala Harris’s running mate if Biden drops out: Former DNC chairman
The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee said Vice President Kamala Harris should lead his party’s ticket with Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) by her side should President Joe Biden end his reelection bid. Howard Dean floated the hypothetical Harris-Cooper ticket during an interview on Thursday. “If the president decides not to run … I […]
Next NC Scholarship Making College Affordable for State Residents
WINTERVILLE—A new financial aid program has made higher education more affordable for North Carolina residents, and there’s still time for prospective Pitt Community College students to apply for funding for the upcoming fall semester. Announced earlier this year, the Next NC Scholarship helps most North Carolinians from households...
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