Gunshot wounds from a drive-by shooting sent a man to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Greenville Police Department.

Greenville officers responded to a home on 1807 S. Greene St. about 4:50 p.m. where they found a 20-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported…

More than a dozen people chanted protests outside Greenville City Hall as speakers at Monday’s City Council expressed frustration that councilors refused to establish a civilian police review board.

“We are advocating for the end of police profiling and misconduct and protesting the…

The Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to move its banking services from Wells Fargo to BB&T. 

Commissioners Jimmy Garris, Charles Farley and Mark Owens were not present at the meeting, though the group did have a quorum after the swearing in of its new…

Snowed-in Southerners made the best of a day without work or school Monday while officials warned that roads remained treacherous after a wintry storm dropped snow, sleet and freezing rain across five states.

In Pitt County, temperatures remained above freezing as a brief wintry mix of rain and…

SHARPSBURG — A former police lieutenant is suing the town of Sharpsburg in federal court, claiming ex-Police Chief John Hunt discriminated against her and fired her due to a disability.

Lynette Clements, who is now chief of police in Whitakers, filed an amended complaint on Thursday in U.S.…

Approximately $450 of clothing was stolen from Belk on Saturday night before being recovered, according to a case report released by the Greenville Police Department. 

The incident took place between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Belk, 714 S.E. Greenville Blvd, according to the report.

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ELIZABETH CITY — Elizabeth City State University’s Military and Veterans Affairs Center has a new home on campus to accommodate a growing program.

“We are providing a service that makes our military and veteran students know we want them to be here,” said Tim Freeman,…

ROCKY MOUNT — Local business leaders and officials will have an opportunity to hear what sort of activity is happening or coming down the pipeline in eastern North Carolina.

The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the 2018 Economic Summit at 8 a.m. on Wednesday at the Rose Hill…

Farmers and other businesses still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Florence may qualify for assistance from the Small Business Administration. But they need to act quickly; the deadline for applications is this week.

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Regional…

BAILEY — Retired physicians, local dignitaries, history buffs and representatives of East Carolina University’s Medical & Health Sciences Foundation gathered over the weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey.

The museum, which is billed…