RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislators now want to give up on the law they approved two years ago that reduces the number of Court of Appeals judges from 15 to 12 as retirements and other vacancies arise.

A state Senate judiciary committee Tuesday recommended unanimously a bill that…

A woman’s ex-boyfriend shot at her house while it was occupied, according to a case report released on Wednesday by the Greenville Police Department. 

The incident took place at 1:29 p.m. on Tuesday on the 3200 block of Moseley Drive, the report said.

No injuries were listed on the…

Pitt County’s Republican Party should submit its choice to replace Glen Webb on the Board of Commissioners sometime this week, the organization’s chairman said on Tuesday.

The Pitt GOP’s executive committee was scheduled to interview a third applicant on Tuesday, said Gary Weaver,…

Jahmois Barnhill was a staple for the D.H. Conley boys basketball team this season before suffering a season-ending hand injury. Despite his injury, he can still be seen in the gym during practices and on the bench during games cheering on his team. Barnhill spoke with preps beat writer Jake Keator…

The bottom fell out for the East Carolina women’s basketball team on Wednesday night in a 63-50 loss to South Florida.

The game was not the blowout at seemed, except for a dreadful stretch in the game’s critical minutes in the fourth quarter. After the Pirates (13-13, 4-8 American…

With two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Eastern Wayne’s Wesley Case drew a foul and stepped to the line with his team down just one, 52-51, on Tuesday night. Case hit both of his free throws to give the Warriors their first lead of the game, 53-52, with 1:31 to go.

Case’s free…

As a student at a large university, safety is always a priority to me and my family. While it is hard to protect a campus where people have access to come and go, it is not so far fetched to take measures to protect K-12 school systems considering they are smaller and more controlled.

While adding…

No, Mr. Baldree (Public Forum, Feb. 17), “We the People” did not elect the Donald. “You, the 3 million-plus fewer voters than voted for Mrs. Clinton,” put this running national joke and “minority” president in the White House.

And no, Mr. Baldree, after Mrs.…

February has rolled around once again, and I’ve been invited to another wild game supper on a nearby farm.

The menu always depends largely on what’s in the freezer.

This year, it looks like our feast will include bear stew, since three bears were harvested on the farm during the most…

Q: Can you share information about the new Pitt County Food Finder? KC, Greenville

A: I was delighted to learn about this new product from the Pitt County Farm and Food Council. Radhika Kothadia, Brody Medical student, checked out their new APP an this is what she wants you to know.

Right before…

The pulse of the universe beats in the air of Pluto.

Pluto, the famous dwarf planet in our Solar System, is cold, extremely cold, year round. It is especially cold during its 124-year long winter, when it is so frigid that its wan atmosphere freezes to the icy surface. Then, in summer, the ice…

In recognition of Black History Month, The Daily Reflector is excerpting the following NCPedia article by Steven A. Hill, a teacher at J.H. Rose High School who has been working to chronicle a history of Pitt County’s Schools. Visit www.ncpedia.org/eppes-charles-montgomery for the…

One of the surest signs of middle age is a Facebook feed full of friends detailing their medical ailments.

Just this week, I counted not one, not two, but three pals who were undergoing knee replacement surgery. One proudly posted a post-op X-ray showing what looked like a spring in her leg.…

I told the physical therapist that she had a motivated patient. And sure enough, I covered enough ground to end our weekly visits after just three.

On the scale for reasons to be in a physical therapy clinic waiting room, a hurt finger ranks low. Something about sitting there wearing an ace bandage…

You're from out of town going 65 mph down the highway heading west, and you want to catch another highway going north. What do you think the exit sign should say in 3-foot-tall letters?

A) Gophertown

B) Exit 42

C) Gov. Tiddwilly Memorial Highway

D) Pinewood Mall

Quick, you've got nanoseconds to…