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Firefighters respond to structure fire at Goldsboro hotel
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — Firefighters responded to a structure fire Friday at Irish Inns in Goldsboro. Crews are remaining on scene to assess the situation but they said the fire is now under control. There are no reports of any injuries being sustained at this time.
Driver removed from vehicle after crash with combine in Snow Hill
SNOW HILL, N.C. (WNCT) — Firefighters responded to a vehicle crash on Dixon Farm Road near Oliver Drive Friday around 4:30 p.m. They said the crash was between a passenger vehicle and a combine. One patient was removed from the vehicle. The road was closed for roughly 30 minutes and ECU Health Air Unit was […]
Johnston Co. DA to investigate after video shows Smithfield police officer punching Amazon employee
An investigation has been launched in Smithfield after an officer was caught on cell phone video landing a punch on someone early Friday morning.The incident happened outside the Amazon distribution facility on US Business 70."The situation didn't look too good based on the information and what we saw," said Marlon Lee, a town council member.He's seen the video now widely circulating on social media and has also talked to Smithfield's chief of police."Of course, that was just a small tidbit of it but you know we definitely want to know exactly what's going on that led to that segment," Lee...
DWI Roundup: Charges filed in U.S. 264 wreck
A Washington man was charged with driving while impaired earlier this month after a wreck near the Pitt-Beaufort county line. Court documents said the State Highway Patrol responded to the collision about 10:44 a.m. on Oct. 3 on U.S. 264 in eastern Pitt County. A motorist identified as Devin Xavier Windley, 21, of 985 W. Ninth St., Washington, N.C., had rear-ended another vehicle. An affidavit said that Windley slurred his...
His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country. Standing in the North Carolina woods, Chris Arthur warned...