A man has been arrested in charged in a shooting that wounded another in an apartment complex parking Thursday night, the Greenville Police Department reported.
The most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress passed in decades is headed to the president with support from both North Carolina’s Republican senators but none of its GOP House delegation, including U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy of Greenville.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade with a 5-3 decision, eliminating the U.S. constitutional right to an abortion prompted the following reaction from state and local elected officials and candidates:
Two of Pitt County Schools’ top graduates speaking at their school commencement ceremonies this month told audiences of thousands that the price they paid to be No. 1 may have been too high.
Just 10 days after finishing her sophomore year of high school, Kayla Littlejohn reported for basic training. Though too young to be a military recruit, this teen is old enough to join the workforce, which is why she is spending part of her summer at a credentialing boot camp for high school…
Two East Carolina University researchers studying how nanotechnology could treat bacterial-based illnesses have discovered it could possibly treat COVID-19 and similar viruses.
Greenville Police are seeking a second suspect in the shooting death of 17-year-old Idn Arington in Kearney Park last week.
An interfaith service featuring a Raleigh pastor profiled on ABC’s Our America is among several events celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month this weekend.
Ham Radio weekend: The Brightleaf Amateur Radio Club will hold its ham radio field event from 2 p.m. Saturday to noon on Sunday at the Oakwood School, 4000 MacGregor Downs Road. The event is open to the public for those who want to learn more about amateur radio as operators talk to others around the world.
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East Carolina rising sophomore distance runners Jack Dingman and Madeline Hill are competing at the United States Track and Field U20 Championships this week at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Ross Orthodontics is just one win shy of its first Greenville Little League City Championship title since 2015 after defeating Truist 4-1 in Game 1 Thursday night.
Washington’s Robert Bergevin captured first place in the North Carolina Junior qualifier held recently at Duplin Country Club in Kenansville. Bergevin shot a 72 to earn a spot in the finals of the tournament, now under way at Highland Country Club in Fayetteville.
The opening game of the best-of-three Greenville Little League City Championship at Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park was postponed due to weather Wednesday night.
A recent graduate of South Central, Daniel Paciullo is spending his summer playing for the Post 39 American Legion baseball team before taking his talents to Chowan University.
Pitt County Post 39 shortstop Alex Popavich tags out Kinston’s Eli Day to end a run down between first and second to help Post 39 get out of a bases-loaded jam and end the top of the fourth inning Tuesday.
I started off to write something this week about COVID-19. That’s because I am currently suffering from some shape or form of this stupid virus.
Why would anyone with half a brain think that the mayor and City Council control rents? Sounds like someone is wanting government assistance.
Per a new report from Gallup, the percentage of Americans now saying they believe in God is the lowest since they first started doing the survey.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the word balance. We refer to a well-balanced life as one with equilibrium between work, family and recreation. A well-balanced diet includes a proper mix of the food groups. In government we talk about the balance of power, indicating that the three branches…
A judge has asked federal prosecutors whether they will seek the death penalty against the white man accused in the killing of 10 Black people in Buffalo, NY, on May 14.
By 2030, one in five North Carolinians will be over 65, and for the first time ever North Carolina will be comprised of more older adults than children.
Visiting the Finger Lakes region of New York recently — which included a day trip to Niagara Falls — I realized two things: Water is not the only falling matter for which they give you a free poncho, and I should have done this family vacation decades ago. (Sorry, Dad.)
Before the Southern Baptist Convention’s strong vote to approve what supporters called “bare minimum” sexual abuse reforms — with victims in the crowd weeping with relief — there was a strategic amendment to the recommendations.
The East Carolina Piano Festival will bring internationally acclaimed artists and talented young pianists to eastern North Carolina beginning Saturday for a weeklong musical experience.
In 1947 Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) published a work named “McElligot’s Pool.” If you didn’t read this as a child, I recommend it.
Summer is all about grilling, which means everyone should have a go-to marinade up their sleeve for soaking and basting their favorite grillables. This no-fail marinade is tangy and sweet, with a kick of garlicky Sriracha for heat. It’s also amenable to almost anything you would like to gril…
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade with a 5-3 decision, eliminating the U.S. constitutional right to an abortion prompted the following reaction from state and local elected officials and candidates:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in a fight over the state's latest photo identification voting law.
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — All four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite camp in Virginia over the weekend are now back in custody, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to work from home while experiencing mild symptoms.
ONSLOW, N.C. (AP) — Carter Jones was watching YouTube videos on bees when he brought up the idea of making honey to his father, Randall Jones.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Researchers from the University of Colorado are studying the Great Smoky Mountains' synchronous fireflies to determine whether understanding the way they communicate could help with developing robot communication.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Around North Carolina’s state legislature this month, the most compelling conversations revolve around the identical Osborne triplets, who are always together, work for the same state senator, sometimes answer in unison and often can be distinguished only by the pattern …
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Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned started automatically taking effect Friday, while clinics elsewhere — including Alabama, Texas and West Virginia — stopped performing abortions for fear of prosecution, sending women away in tears.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country's east to move to stronger positions, a regional official said Friday, the four-month mark in Russia's invasion.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic leaders across the nation vowed Friday to help women who travel to seek abortions and to shield patients and medical professionals from being pursued by authorities in states where the procedure becomes outlawed after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Juul can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes, at least for now, after a federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a government ban.
Religious Americans are deeply divided in their views on abortion, and reactions from faith leaders ranged from elation to anger after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide.
DALLAS (AP) — The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months, potentially clearing the way for similar wage hikes throughout the industry.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies.
Stocks racked up more gains on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 had its best day in two years and just its second winning week in the last 12 to provide a bit of relief from the market's brutal sell-off this year.
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