The Pitt County Planning Board has tabled a decision about lot size requirements on property located in the Renston Historic District.

Board members delayed the process so that Pitt County Planning and Development staff can gather information from other state communities on how they set standards…

Fans “used to could” find Parmalee performing all over eastern North Carolina, but it's been almost a year since this country band favorite has been back to play close to home.

Parmalee, featuring Brothers Matt and Scott Thomas (lead vocals and drums), cousin Barry Knox (bass) and their…

A man convicted in a 1994 Greenville murder was freed after 24 years in prison Thursday when evidence that he did not commit the crime convinced a judge to order a new trial.

Because of the recanted testimony of a key witness, along with autopsy evidence showing her original testimony could not be…

First-year East Carolina football coach Mike Houston has mainly established his starters and is in the fine-tuning phase of August as the noon kickoff against N.C. State in Raleigh is exactly one week away.

ECU was established as a 17-point underdog to the Wolfpack and has the task of trying to…

East Carolina begins its first season under coach Mike Houston one week from today and is aiming to finish better than its three straight 3-9 records from 2016-18. The Pirates haven’t had a winning record since going 8-5 in 2014 under Ruffin McNeill.

Where are the wins in this year’s…

New East Carolina football players reported to preseason camp on Aug. 1, about eight months after athletics director Jon Gilbert and football coach Mike Houston reported to Greenville as instant leaders of a new era of Pirate athletics.

It is in many ways still a rebuilding project, which Gilbert…

This week, Thermo Fisher Scientific dedicated its newly installed training center to advance the onboarding and training for employees who work within the facility. The center is equipped with virtual and augmented reality capabilities, which will mimic a real-world operating environment and give…

As North Carolina teachers start to return to classrooms, they will undoubtedly have a lot on their minds to prepare for a new academic year. Fortunately, they will no longer have to worry about the status of their in-network health care coverage for 2020 under the State Health Plan.

Thanks to the…

If you come to the end of the year and you’ve got surplus money in the bank what do you do? This seldom happens in most homes, but would you spend it? Save it? Or, with a government, would you return some of it to the people who sent it? That’s the option Senate President Pro Tem Phil…

Q I recently was diagnosed with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and given medication. Are there any lifestyle changes I can make that will be helpful? I hate taking medicine. — GW, Greenville

A I asked Derek Schaap, a Brody medical student to answer your question. Here is what he wants…

When hurricanes or other natural disasters impact communities, it disrupts life in many ways. For those with chronic conditions, navigating these disruptions means preparing for the worst and having an excess of the life-saving medication they depend on.

Dr. Bryan Kitch, medical director of…

I am quitting TV journalism. From now on, I'm getting my news from the papers. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I finally decided when a friend of mine told me his story:

I was watching Nicole Wallace one afternoon as she preached about the imminent collapse of democracy as we…

I am quitting TV journalism. From now on, I'm getting my news from the papers. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I finally decided when a friend of mine told me his story:

I was watching Nicole Wallace one afternoon as she preached about the imminent collapse of democracy as we…

On a busy afternoon at a former workplace, I was deep into job-related thought when the distinctive sound of a hammer drill began its rhythmic pounding against the building’s brick exterior.

I know that sound well because I own a hammer drill and have used it for creating holes in concrete.…

YouTube is is like the rabbit hole in "Alice in Wonderland." One false step and I fall into it, emerging hours later with my head spinning and the sense that I've lost time that I will never get back.

The channel has a way to luring me with videos I never knew I wanted to watch but end up viewing…