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Winterville police seek help to find 17-year-old runaway: Samria Whitley
WINTERVILLE, Pitt County NC — Have you seen Samria Whitley?. The Winterville Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a 17-year-old runaway. Officials tell us Samria was last seen in the area of Braselton Drive on Friday, July 12. Samria is described as a black female with...
Grimesland man charged with statutory rape; victim's mother charged as accessory
A Grimesland man has been charged with sex crimes alleged by a child in his care and the victim's mother was also charged for failing to report the abuse at the pair's home. The Pitt County Sheriff's Office said in May their agency received multiple notices from Child Protective Services regarding alleged abuse. The investigation determined a juvenile child disclosed incidents of sexual abuse by Matthew Steven Mills, 34, of 7396 Pitt St., Grimesland. ...
Woman wanted for questioning in New Year’s homicide in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies are looking for a woman who may be connected to a homicide on New Year’s Day in Fayetteville. According to a press release by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Makaya Denise Dean, 18, is wanted for questioning in reference to the homicide of Christopher Wayne Lockamy that occurred at the intersection of Batcave Drive and John B. Carter Road in Fayetteville.
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 […]
Red wolves the topic of Manns Harbor community meeting
Constructive Conflict, a neutral third party, mediated a community meeting in Manns Harbor on Wednesday, July 10 to discuss the conflict revolving red wolves in the Albemarle Peninsula. This was one of four community meetings throughout the five counties – Washington, Beaufort, Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare – that are the only wild home to a […] The post Red wolves the topic of Manns Harbor community meeting appeared first on The Coastland Times.
Couple Found Shot To Death Inside Burning Home
FOUR OAKS – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting. Sunday morning, deputies received a call from family members of 33 year-old Kyle Trabel requesting officers go to his home at 1224 Scout Road, in the Bentonville community, for a welfare check. Officers arrived and...
Probe under way after city worker dies at water treatment plant
An investigation is in progress after a 19-year-old city employee died Sunday at the municipal water treatment plant off Leaston Road southwest of Rocky Mount, city officials said. Trace Christman had been working on an electrical junction box when he received a shock and fell into the water at the pumping station, the officials said. Christman died at the scene, the officials said. City Manager Keith Rogers Jr., in a...
Democrats’ election shake-up not a problem for North Carolina ballot prep
Michael Dickerson, the director of the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections could not speak on laws in other states, but said ballots in North Carolina are not finalized until 75 days from the election.
NCHSAA participation rises in almost every sport, surpasses 200,000 total student-athletes
For the first time since the 2017-2018 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association saw more than 200,000 student-athletes compete in sports last school year. The NCHSAA released its participation data from the 2023-2024 school year on Monday morning, and it shows a significant amount of growth overall and in most sports year-over-year.
NC health workers detected lead contamination in applesauce that led to a nationwide recall, several lawsuits
Quick work from a North Carolina pediatrician and Catawba County public health authorities helped detect mass lead poisoning that has affected more than 500 children in at least 44 states. Their action helped get the word out quickly to unsuspecting parents across the country about tainted applesauce. In a new...
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