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BEAUFORT — Carteret County commissioners Monday night voted 6-0, with Ed Wheatly absent, to appoint board chair Jimmy Farrington to the Carteret County Health Board, which advises Carteret Health Care. The move came during the board’s regular monthly meeting in the administration building on Courthouse Square. There was no...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) -An organization that represents Native Americans who say they were attacked as a prayer service was wrapping up at a Carteret County home construction site where Native American remains were found, says arrest warrants have been issued for a deputy from Onslow County. They say Deputy...

Willie Terry Lewis, Jr, 74, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Carteret Health Care. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home.

All the tears shed when El’s Drive-In closed for summer could cut a new inlet through Carteret County. The owners promised that the beloved Morehead City landmark would return this fall after renovations. They also opened an outpost in up the coast in Smyrna. Nonetheless, a hole remains in the hearts of locals who still remember when El Franks opened this go-to for the famous N.C. shrimp burger in 1959.

Officials reverse interpretation of altercation between Indigenous people and community member. Community activist says the change in narrative is not surprising to Indigenous peoples. Former off-duty deputy arrested, charged with assault. The official interpretation of an altercation related to a bill being considered by the General Assembly has changed, but...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Police in Morehead City are still investigating a vandalism at the Carteret County Democratic Headquarters that happened Sunday morning. They said someone threw a nearby planter through a window. Police still have not released any information on a motive or suspects. Democratic Party Chair Katie Tomberlin said she can’t confirm […]

BEAUFORT — Carteret County commissioners Monday night authorized County Manager Tommy Burns to apply for large state grants to improve county water access sites along Taylor's Creek in Beaufort and Straits. The board met for its monthly session in the administration building in Beaufort.

BEAUFORT – Carteret County Commissioners Monday day night approved a contract for an archaeological survey of portions of the site of a long-planned boat-launching facility on a 67-acre parcel off Highway 24 near the Morada Bay Subdivision. The action, during the board’s monthly meeting in the administration building on...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Police in Morehead City are investigating an apparent vandalism of the Carteret County Democratic Headquarters along Arendell Street. Leaders from the headquarters say rocks, and a concrete planter were thrown through the window, and that they discovered the scene Sunday morning. North Carolina Democratic Party...

— When minutes matter in saving lives during an accident or medical emergency, the ECU Health EastCare helicopter plays an integral part in assisting first responders in Carteret County and eastern North Carolina. EastCare provides critical care air and ground transport services to areas within 150 miles of ECU Health...

After the attempted assassination of former President Trump on Saturday and the vandalism of their county party headquarters later that night, the Carteret County Democratic Party has temporarily suspended all campaign operations. Party leaders say they need dome time to repair and secure the building, and to ensure that safety...

MOREHEAD CITY — The Morehead City Police Department is investigating an apparent vandalism of the Carteret County Democratic Party Headquarters on Sunday morning, at 700 Arendell St. in Morehead, which left the Carteret County Democratic Party chair in shock after hearing about the incident. “I was shocked, to be...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Less than 48 hours before the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump was shot at his campaign rally. “I was shocked that someone would do something like that. Our political environment is heavily charged right now and it’s unfortunate that someone took it upon themselves to try to hurt an individual who’s running for office,” said Carteret County Delegate Michele Nix.

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Officials have identified the wanted man who was found dead in the eastern part of the state. According to the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday they assisted the SBI to serve a warrant for Corey Jay Reynolds, 34, of Greensboro. Reynolds was wanted by the Greensboro Police Department for […]

A North Carolina Democratic Party office in Carteret County was vandalized Saturday night.Officials said someone threw rocks and a concrete planter through the window of the office in downtown Morehead City.This comes after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania Saturday. It left one spectator and the suspected gunman dead.One of the bullets struck Trump's right ear, and the Secret Service agent escorted him off the stage.It is unclear if the vandalism is related to the assassination attempt.Police are investigating.SEE ALSO | North Carolina GOP leaders, political scholars weigh in on impacts of assassination attempt"This is one of those moments - we still don't know what the reverberations are gonna be - but that will absolutely go down in history as a key moment in American politics."

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The man who deputies say shot and killed himself after a daylong standoff has been identified. Carteret County deputies say they were assisting the SBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team to arrest Corey Reynolds at a home on Croatan Drive outside of Newport. That led...