Participants in a vigil outside a Greenville elementary school on Thursday called for action days after a gunman’s rampage killed 21 at a Texas grade school and following more scares at local schools.
PEA RIDGE — A Raleigh woman hopes to create a brighter future for her hometown by leaning into its history.
Record-breaking gas prices are not expected to deter travelers as the summer season kicks off with the Memorial Day weekend, prompting calls for motorists to keep safety first on the highway.
Local activists on Saturday will gather in Greenville to celebrate African freedom and the day that marked much of the continent’s independence from European imperialism.
A bipartisan effort is underway to appropriate $4.5 million for the installation of a new Grimesland fire station.
Authorities have charged two men with murder in separate incidents in Pitt County this week — a shooting near Bell Arthur and a domestic incident in Greenville.
Gospel and Blues: The Farmville Community Arts Council will host Gospel and Blues Night at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Paramount Theater, 3723 N. Main St. The event will feature the Glorifying Vines Sisters and Shirley McNeil with the Gospel Singers of Faith. General admission is $5 at the door.
A Pitt County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a report of sex offenses against a minor resulted in the arrest of a Seven Springs man this week, the agency reported.
The husband of a woman found dead in her Greenville condominium was charged with murder after he was apprehended in Mississippi early Thursday morning.
The Embers featuring Craig Woolard are set to take the stage this evening as the free Concert on the Common Series resumes at the Greenville Toyota Amphitheater.
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The East Carolina baseball team is playing like a runaway train and all of that energy blew right through BayCare Ballpark.
South Central saw its historic season come to an end Thursday night as it suffered an 8-1 loss at the hands of South Brunswick in Game 2 of the 3A Eastern Regional finals.
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D.H. Conley’s Mia Trueblood stepped to the plate with runners at first and second and two outs in a tie game in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday night in Game 1 of the 3A East Regional against Fuquay-Varina.
The East Carolina baseball team collected two major regular-season awards, while nine more players were all-conference selections, the American Athletic Conference announced.
Greenville’s Drew Greene has earned a spot in the Optimist International Golf Tournament to be held June 30-July 2 in Reno, Nev.
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East Carolina shortstop Zach Agnos did some quick math when talking about teammate Bryson Worrell’s impactful sixth inning on Tuesday against South Florida.
Last week we sacrificed grandparents in Buffalo on the altar of gun worship. This week it is fourth graders in Texas. Some say we love guns more than we love our children. That may not be true. But we clearly love guns more than we love other people’s children. God forgive us.
You would think, after the House Bill 2 backlash that occurred in 2016, North Carolina Republicans might think twice before pouring gasoline on the flames of divisive social issues.
I am so pleased and proud that the first annual edition of the “State of Black America” (Encounter Books), published by my organization, CURE, Center for Urban Renewal and Education, in conjunction with the Claremont Institute has just been released.
The first day of class the law professor strode into the room. The first thing he did was ask for the name of a student sitting in the front row.
The Democrats in Congress should put forth an assault weapons ban bill tomorrow and see if the Republicans care more about children’s lives or their sacred Second Amendment and all the money they collect from the gun lobbies.
It seems as though everyone is suffering the effects of inflation. So what is the problem? What is the cause? We can blame Biden, blame Putin, blame the war, blame the supply chain, blame the pandemic, blame the Democrats, blame the Republicans. But money doesn’t disappear.
After my brother, Jeff, started a vineyard on his part of the family compound, others living on the farm, including me, liked the idea and planted more vines. I wish we could have planted them closer together.
The Hall of Men fits the name, with meetings offering beer, cigars, an open bar, some kind of “guy food” (think pizza) and lots of chatter around a giant wooden table.
It’s easy to see this one while speeding down the highway, blooming now and well into the summer. This is a perennial species, coming back year after year.
Happy Memorial weekend. Make it safe. Wear your mask, wash your hands frequently, keep your distance, consider taking a fast COVID test before you join a group of people and change your plans if you test positive — even if you have no symptoms. Get vaccinated and boosted, please.
Medical experts at ECU Heath are seeing an increase in the number of younger people suffering from strokes.
There are times when you simply need a light and healthy timeout.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, Pat McCrory was king in North Carolina's Republican Party. The former Charlotte mayor became the first GOP governor in two decades when he won in 2012 by 11 percentage points.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein left a Raleigh hospital on Wednesday after being treated earlier this week for what he called a “minor stroke.”
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government's most powerful Republican elected official threw his weight fully behind Medicaid expansion Wednesday, raising the stakes for an issue lingering in state politics for a decade that could result in hundreds of thousands of low-income adults gett…
The families of four people — including three teens — who died in a February plane crash off the North Carolina coast are suing the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot, who also died. The suit claims the pilot failed to properly fly the single-engine plane in weather condit…
The state health department wants consumers to check labels on certain Jif peanut butter products before they eat, or serve, peanut butter that might be infected with Salmonella.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is recovering from a "minor stroke" that prompted doctors to remove a small blood clot.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a conflict of interest in a cryptocurrency he promoted and engaged in an improper relationship with a member of his staff, the panel said Monday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans are strongly considering legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. Such legislation would mark a key step in an extraordinary turnabout by GOP members in the chamber set aga…
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine should remove sea mines from areas near its ports to allow safe shipping.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend's blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With racial tensions still simmering over the killing of George Floyd, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers gathered in a state police conference room in October 2020 to prepare for the fallout from a troubling case closer to home: troopers’ deadly arre…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers inside a Texas elementary school was in the building for more than an hour before he was killed by law enforcement officers, authorities say.
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, the first slowdown since November 2020 and a sign that high prices may finally be moderating, at least for now.
DJIBO, Burkina Faso (AP) — African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups.
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