Responding to an increasing amount of online, short-term rentals in Greenville — along with concerned property owners — the Greenville City Council has directed staff to research regulations for rental services like Airbnb. 

The discussion of possible regulations was requested by…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against a North Carolina school system and its board of education says an elementary school in need of repairs was discriminated against because of race.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports the lawsuit, filed Monday against the Winston-Salem/Forsyth…

ELIZABETH CITY — Elizabeth City State University has been awarded a NASA grant of more than $320,000 to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education among K-12 students in the region.

The grant supports the university's NASA Minority University Research and Education…

A theme from Saturday’s East Carolina football scrimmage continued Tuesday when the Pirates began their final week of preseason camp and coach Scottie Montgomery said the defense was overall more productive than the offense.

Part of it was because of the defense winning a lot of battles in…

Jack Reinheimer is with the New York Mets, giving East Carolina two former players currently on active Major League Baseball rosters. Pitcher Mike Wright (Baltimore Orioles) is the other player.

Former ECU pitcher Jharel Cotton is on the Oakland Athletics’ 40-man roster, but not active as he…

Of all the statistics that doomed East Carolina’s football team in 2017, and on defense in particular, a glaring disparity was that ECU scored 31 points off turnovers and opponents finished with 121.

Third-year head coach Scottie Montgomery has stressed for ECU defenders to be more aggressive…

The Washington Post

It was a gratifying reaffirmation of American values when thousands of protesters turned out Sunday to denounce the few dozen white-nationalist bigots who rallied across from the White House on the anniversary of last year's mayhem in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was also, from…

Thank you PCC for being concerned about everyone's health and going smoke free. BYH to the other schools in our area that are not as concerned about the health of their staff, students, or visitors. I'm looking at you, ECU, and holding my breath.

BYH Mayor Connelly and City Council for staying true…

The U.S. and North Korea are again publicly disagreeing about progress toward the North’s denuclearization, and that’s no surprise. This was likely to happen once President Trump agreed to “phased” progress and dropped demands that the North agree up front to reveal and…

If you’re looking for new place to hang your hungry hat, then I have the place for you. Newk’s Eatery just opened at 516 S.E. Greenville Blvd., and it’s fantastic!

Every meal is made-to-order in an open-view kitchen. The diverse menu offers toasted sandwiches with flame-grilled…

Q: I had a heart attack recently, and my health care provider is trying to get me to go vegan. I never paid much attention to my diet, but I am willing to try to make some changes. I might be able to be a lacto-ovo vegetarian, but I don’t see myself giving up dairy products. I love milk,…

Q I would like to hear your thoughts on what happened with a girl I was dating for two months. We went on dates every weekend, where I also stayed at her place. We texted each other during the week. On our last date, she said I don’t text enough and that she had started to chat with someone…

I take my little dogs outside to our small, enclosed patio every evening. When it’s cold or raining, we generally head back inside in a hurry. Other nights we linger.

On the nights we stay outside for awhile, we hear a variety of sounds. Dogs bark, people on their own patios talk and laugh.…

The first guitar that I ever knew was an old and poorly constructed dime-store model that my father brought home in 1966. He could play two chords. I did good to pluck two strings.

The instrument’s neck was so warped it could shoot arrows. At five, my small hand produced only dead or buzzy…

Dick Spangler, who died July 22, changed my life dramatically and forever. That makes it hard to write an objective and proper tribute to the Charlotte business leader and former president of the University of North Carolina System.

First of all, he would not have liked the use of the word…