Police officers and firefighters helped spread a little Christmas cheer on Wednesday afternoon to children in Pitt County by presenting them with bicycles and helmets while sharing laughs and smiles and teaching them how to stay safe on the streets. 

The holiday giveaway took place at Jarvis…

An East Carolina University student who was killed on her way home on Tuesday afternoon will be honored in the school’s Family Weekend Student Memorial ceremony this fall, a university official said Wednesday afternoon. 

Mariah Moore, 22, of Manns Harbor was killed in a head-on…

ELIZABETH CITY — After first saying he was standing by her, state Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, has fired his legislative assistant in the wake of her guilty plea to misdemeanor larceny.

Diana London's employment with Steinburg’s office ended on Monday at 5 p.m., the lawmaker said in an…

A 25-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were assaulted with a deadly weapon at their home on Tuesday afternoon, according to a case report released by the Greenville Police Department.

The incident took place between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of Hopkins Drive, the report said.

The…

NASHVILLE — Tom Bashore, the proactive police chief who led the nation in opioid crisis innovation, is set to retire at the end of the year.

After 21 years in law enforcement, including six years leading the Nashville Police Department, and 15 years with the Rocky Mount Police Department that…

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office has named Sgt. Lee Darnell its new public information officer, according to a release issued Tuesday. 

The release said current public information officer Lt. Kip Gaskins will officially retire in February. Gaskins, a 30-year law enforcement veteran,…

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office investigating an alleged case of identity theft which occurred over the last few months and seeking help from the public to find a person of interest.

Businesses involved are located in Pitt County and other parts of eastern North Carolina. At one business, a…

The Greenville Police Department on Wednesday released the name of a man shot multiple times inside a home on South Greene Street.

The department reported that Brandon Donnell Neal, 25, was shot about 4:50 p.m. inside a home at 1807 S. Greene St. The shots were fired from a passing vehicle.…

Greenville Fire-Rescue officials recognized a nine-year-old boy on Tuesday morning for his quick thinking and decisive action that helped save his grandfather’s life last month. 

Bryan Ward, 9, a student at Greenville’s Third Street Academy, went to Boone with his grandfather,…

A 24-year-old woman was assaulted by her boyfriend at InTown Suites early Friday morning, according to a case report released by the Greenville Police Department.

The incident took place between 2 and 2:29 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at InTown Suites, 2111 W. Arlington Blvd., the report said.

The woman…