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AAC Media Days Interview: Coach Mike Houston
ARLINGTON, Texas (WNCT) — WNCT’s Brian Bailey is in Texas for Media Days for the American Athletic Conference as football season draws closer. ECU is represented at the event by running back Rahjai Harris and defensive back Shavon Revel, and of course, Head Coach Mike Houston. Bailey caught up with all three to talk about […]
State to create public fishing area on 555 acres near Grimesland
Construction is expected to begin later this summer on Pitt County’s first public fishing area managed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The work on North Grimesland Bridge Road between N.C. 33 and U.S. 264 is expected to be completed this fall, then the site will officially open to the public, the commission announced last week. The commission entered into an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation to open...
Appeals court reinstates former officer's qualified immunity in 2019 Greenville shooting death
A federal court ruled recently that a former Greenville police officer acted within the bounds of immunity granted to officials during a 2019 shooting that killed an unarmed man. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed and dismissed a 2022 U.S. District Court of Eastern North Carolina decision that would have allowed a jury to consider whether former Greenville police Officer David Johnson violated the Constitutional rights of Sean Rambert, 23. ...
ECU roundup: AAC basketball schedule outline released
The American Athletic Conference announced game and opponent assignments for the upcoming men’s basketball season. East Carolina’s conference schedule will consist of 18 league games, with three opponents in home-only games, three opponents in away-only games and six home-and-home series. The Pirates will play six teams inside Minges Coliseum and on the road — South Florida, Florida Atlantic, Temple, Tulane, UTSA and Charlotte. ...
Bailey firefighters help battle church blaze
The Bailey Fire Department’s ladder truck came in handy Thursday as firefighters from at least 11 volunteer departments converged on a rural Wilson County church that caught fire from a lightning strike. Officials say lightning struck the steeple of Spring Hill Presbyterian Church at 7335 Springfield School Road west of Lucama. When the burning roof collapsed, Bailey firefighters sprayed the […] The post Bailey firefighters help battle church blaze first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Teen ‘seriously hurt,’ woman injured after shooting in Clayton neighborhood, police say
CLAYTON, N.C. (WNCN) — A fourteen-year-old is “seriously hurt” and a woman is injured after a shooting that took place early Tuesday morning in Clayton. Around 3 a.m., officers with the Clayton Police Department said they were dispatched to a person suffering from a gunshot wound near Pond Street and Durham Street. A short time later, officers responded to an additional call of a gunshot victim near Joyner Street, they said.
Shorthanded council OKs Smithfield social district
SMITHFIELD — During a meeting on July 11 with downtown leaders, Town Council members were divided on the merits of a social district. Just five days later, a unanimous council voted to ask the state to OK a social district, which would allow downtown visitors to carry beer, wine and mixed drinks along town streets and into participating stores. “If […] The post Shorthanded council OKs Smithfield social district first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Water quality swimming advisory issued for sound-side site in New Hanover County
MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WWAY) – An advisory against swimming was posted at a sound-side site in New Hanover County, where state recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards. The advisory is for...
Vehicle fire at Olde Towne Yacht Club swiftly contained, no injuries reported
MOREHEAD CITY, Carteret County — First responders quickly extinguished a vehicle fire at Olde Towne Yacht Club early Tuesday morning, according to Morehead City officials. Crews from Morehead City Fire-EMS and Beaufort Fire Department were dispatched to an active fire involving a Dodge contractor van around 10:45 am. Officials...
Pasquotank elections board to petition state for one early voting site
Pasquotank residents planning to vote early in the Nov. 5 general election may be casting their ballots at just one location, instead of choosing between the two sites announced last month. The Pasquotank Board of Elections voted unanimously Monday to petition the state Board of Elections to allow election officials to conduct early voting at one location, the K.E. White Graduate Center. The vote comes about a month after the State Board of Elections ruled that the local board must provide two locations for early...
Beaufort County under System Pressure Advisory
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Certain water consumers of Beaufort County Northside on Corsica Road are currently experiencing outages and periods of low pressure in the distribution system. This is due to emergency water line repairs and will be under this advisory until 9 p.m. on Monday. The outage will affect all Beaufort County Water customers […]
Anti-Terrorism Training Conducted at U.S. Army Base Targeted Pro-Life Groups
An anti-terrorism training conducted at a U.S. army base identified several prominent pro-life groups as terrorist organizations. The presentation given at Fort Liberty in North Carolina, formerly Fort Bragg, labeled Naming Operation Rescue and National Right to Life domestic-terrorism organizations, citing their tactics, which include demonstrations and protest and sidewalk and crisis-center counseling, as typical of right-wing terror groups. The groups’ opposition to Roe v. Wade is another key indicator of terrorist activity, according to the training.
"Try to stay positive." The lives of our homeless neighbors in downtown Wilmington
This reporting project was made possible by a grant from the Fourth Estate Fund. Nearly 1 million people experienced homelessness for the first time in 2023, according to the National Association to End Homelessness. Still more experienced it for a second, third, or fourth time. With a rising cost of living and high rents, more and more Americans are teetering on the edge. Here are the stories of some of those who've fallen through the cracks — and are trying to claw their way back up: Chelsea Alicia Sterling, Victor Quillen, Theresa Shively, Leroy Lyons, and Cindy (who asked that we only use her first name).
Making the cut: Longtime Fort Liberty barber to be inducted into National Hall of Fame
FORT LIBERTY — Nestled in the back room of the 18th Airborne Corps headquarters, Travis Bell’s barbershop walls are filled with photos and autographs. Aside from a photo of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., the photos aren’t of professional athletes, Hollywood actors and actresses or Grammy singers, but are of some of the nation’s top soldiers who have served at the former Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty.
By Raleigh’s Union Station, a new mural celebrates the lives of southern Asian Americans
This summer, passengers getting off at Raleigh’s Union Station will pass by a large, vibrant mural that celebrates the lives of several Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders based in North Carolina. The mural was painted as a part of the Asian Joy project, an effort to use...
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