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Stein touts tax-free holiday, fends criticism from the right
WINTERVILLE — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein promoted education proposals including a tax-free weekend at Pitt Community College this week while fending off criticism from his Republican rival in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race that Stein is soft on crime. The Democratic candidate vying to replace term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper visited the community college campus Wednesday afternoon to discuss his Ready, Set, Save initiative, which he said would ease burdens on students, parents and educators by reinstituting the tax-free weekend that gave North Carolinians a two-day...
Scholarship program recognizes four distinguished young women
The Distinguished Young Women of Nash County is holding its scholarship program at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of N.C. Wesleyan University in Rocky Mount. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20. Founded in 1958 in Mobile, Ala., the Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. Last year, it provided more than $1.2 million in cash scholarships at the local, state and national levels....
GreenJackets leave tying run stranded at third in Thursday loss
ZEBULON, N.C. – A solid bullpen performance kept the GreenJackets in the game late, and the bottom of the order flashed solid production, but a late strikeout left the tying and winning runs on base in a Thursday night affair with the Mudcats. For the second night in a...
‘Crime tourists’ linked to 50 cases nationwide charged in 18 North Carolina home break-ins
Three men have been arrested in connection to a series of home break-ins that are believed to be coordinated through a larger criminal network of South American theft groups, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Wake Forest Police identify homicide victim
The Wake Forest Police Department has identified the victim in a fatal shooting last weekend as Tyler Ray Wood, 29. Just before 3 a.m. Aug. 17, Wake Forest Police responded to a reported shooting along the 1000 block of East Wait Avenue. Upon their arrival, officers located one person suffering from a gunshot wound. The individual was transported to a […] The post Wake Forest Police identify homicide victim first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Pedestrian hit on US 15-501 in Durham has life-threatening injuries
A person has life-threatening injuries after they were struck by a vehicle Friday along U.S. Highway 15-501 in Durham. Around 9 a.m., officers with the Durham Police Department responded to a crash in the southbound lanes of U.S. 15-501 near N.C. Highway 147. When officers arrived, they found a pedestrian...
Firefighters respond to west Raleigh apartments
There was a large fire and police response Friday morning at Driftwood Manor apartments in west Raleigh. Before 3 a.m., crews responded to a fire at 1223 Teakwood Place, in the Driftwood Manor apartments near Western Boulevard. Radio traffic indicated the fire cleared. At 4 a.m., fire trucks were leaving...
Two are graduates of Central Carolina
SANFORD — Two Johnston County residents graduated Aug. 13 from Central Carolina Community College. They were Jessica Holland and Anna Shafritz. “This is your day, this is your moment, and you need to enjoy it so that you can remember it with joy,” Lisa M. Chapman, the school’s president, told the graduates. “I want to thank you for how you […] The post Two are graduates of Central Carolina first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Food truck hit by gunfire on Barrington Drive; Wake County Sheriff's Office investigates
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident in which a food truck was struck by gunfire on Friday night. Deputies responded around 9:15 p.m. to reports of gunshots in the 2500 block of Barrington Drive, near Raleigh. There were no injuries reported, but a food truck...
Garner man charged in child exploitation case, police say
Garner man arrested, charged with sexually expoliting a child. Police arrested a Garner man Thursday accused of sexually exploiting a minor. According to the Garner Police Department, police officers, investigators with the State Bureau of Investigations and Homeland Security agents searched an apartment on the 900 block of 7th Avenue.
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