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Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing offers jackpot close to half a billion dollars
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Lottery players in the east have the chance to it big in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing. Tonight’s Mega Millions lottery drawing has up for grabs a $498 million jackpot, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The winner can take home that amount as an annuity or $245.3 million in cash.
NC state rep accused of involvement with anti-government militia — again
(WGHP) — A new report named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives as an “off-the-books” member of American Patriot 3 Percent, and this isn’t the first time his name has surfaced in connection with an anti-government paramilitary group. On Saturday, ProPublica, an independent news outlet focused on investigative journalism, published “Inside the […]
Trouble brews at Tarboro Starbucks following 126 mph chase
TARBORO, N.C. (WITN) - A high-speed chase stirred up a lot of damage at a favorite coffee shop in one Eastern Carolina town. Edgecombe County deputies say the chase, which was clocked at 126 miles per hour, ended at the Starbucks in Tarboro early this morning. They say James Bookman,...
Multiple departments respond to structure fire at Hookerton home
HOOKERTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire at a home on Fourway Road in Hookerton Tuesday. It happened at around 2:50 p.m. and firefighters confirmed no one was in the home at the time of the fire and that on one was injured. The cause of the fire is currently […]
Greene County crews battle fires at barn, Maury home
Fires in Greene County wreaked severe damage recently and caused minor injuries as crews worked to douse them. At least two major structure fires were reported in the county since Aug. 14, when about 8:53 p.m. crews from seven local departments were called to a commercial hay barn on N.C. 58 North. The Bull Head Fire Department out of Stantonsburg responded initially. Crews from the Snow Hill Rural Fire Department...
Schools invest in new ways to curb vaping ahead of the school year
Last school year, Nash County Public Schools caught 381 students with vapes on the school campus. With the new school year starting just days from now, the district is using a grant to tackle the growing number of students who vape. Jannette Jackson is a parent of two Nash County...
Raleigh Police have solved every homicide so far in 2024
Rebecca Martinez said she just moved to the area of Highgate Place when she was unpacking and heard gunshots overnight in July."I just heard some shooting at 2 a.m. then like the incident happened at the mailbox," Martinez said.Raleigh Police came to the area on July 27, where they found a man who was shot and wounded before he crashed his car into a tree in the 2400 block of Milburnie Road and eventually died.Police announced on Tuesday that three teens were arrested in connection to the shooting death, but Martinez said some safety concerns remain."Sometimes I get worried because...
Residents ask Raleigh council to consider traffic, jobs, community cost of plan to move Red Hat Amphitheater
Plan to relocate Red Hat Amphitheater moves closer to approval. The Raleigh City Council did not officially vote Tuesday to relocate Red Hat Amphitheater a block south. However, city leaders approved the next steps in the process before an official vote scheduled for next month. On Tuesday, the Raleigh City...
SWAT team arrest man at Greenville home on domestic violence-related charges
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Multiple unmarked law enforcement vehicles and a SWAT van were spotted outside an Eastern Carolina home Wednesday morning. The Greenville Police Department says Brez Simms was arrested by its Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and Emergency Response Team at 708 Hooker Road around 8:30 a.m. The police...
ECU football: Pirates make quarterback decision, hope 2023 struggles stay in rearview
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston elaborated this week on his decision to make Jake Garcia the team’s new starting quarterback. Garcia and teammate Katin Houser, both transfers, were locked in a competition for the starting role, and Houston announced after Saturday’s second scrimmage that Garcia would be the Pirates’ starter on Aug. 31 against Norfolk State. Houston expanded on his decision to choose Garcia and also noted that Houser...
3 youths caught in two Rocky Mount crime sprees of several car break-ins and thefts; some loot is recovered
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — Three juveniles were nabbed after two sprees of breaking into cars and stealing items in Rocky Mount Monday night, officials said. The investigation began Tuesday morning when deputies were told there were several cars broken into in the West Edgecombe area of Rocky Mount, according to an Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Kinston man wanted for attempted murder in connection to shooting at plant and seed shop
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement are looking for a suspect wanted for attempted murder and two other charges in connection to the Aug. 7 shooting at Brown’s Plant and Seeds on Highway 258 North. The warrants were taken out on Kevin Lee Morris, 41, of Kinston. The charges are: Anyone with information on Morris’ […]
Downtown Greenville hotel set to be completed later than anticipated
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Hilton Garden Inn hotel in downtown Greenville has been under construction for a year now. Last October, representatives said the hope was for it to be completed by August of this year. With just days until the end of August, the Hilton Garden Inn is anticipating a new completion date. […]
Groups file lawsuit against North Carolina county for removal of Confederate monument
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A case was brought to Pitt County Superior Court on Monday involving the removal of the Pitt County Confederate Soldier’s Museum from the Pitt County Courthouse in June of 2022. Local citizens who feel that the county acted improperly in the statue’s removal brought the case to court. The case was […]
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