Charges in Jan. 1 shooting death of a man in Grimesland will have to be decided by the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s office said.
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Pitt County government is considering new capital projects that total $13 million as well as increasing the budget for a proposed law enforcement building from $6 million to up to $13 million.
The Pitt County Board of Education voted Monday to require that parents be notified about books their children are assigned to read in class. The vote, taken in a special-called meeting, was in response to a complaint from a parent about sexually explicit content and profanity in books assig…
A man remains under medical care after a Friday domestic incident that put him and a second victim in the hospital.
The Greenville City County voted 4-2 to make way for large data processing facilities that mine cryptocurrency but limited where they can locate in response to noise concerns.
An online forum organized by AARP this week will focus on ways to increase and improve affordable housing options for older adults in the Greenville area.
Nonprofit organizations serving women and girls in Pitt County can apply for grants from the Women for Women of Pitt County Endowment beginning Feb. 3.
The Greenville City Council is scheduled to meet online today to hear a dozen requests including one that would allow large data processing centers to operate in the city's jurisdiction.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners will begin planning its 2022-23 fiscal year budget during a remote workshop this morning.
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The East Carolina women’s basketball team is handing out head starts, and the Pirates aren’t fast enough to catch up.
After enjoying a successful semester in the classroom, the East Carolina women’s swimming and diving team earned Scholar All-America Team honors as selected by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America for the fall campaign.
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The East Carolina baseball team has appeared in plenty of national preseason rankings this winter, and can be found perched in the Top 15 in four different polls, slotted anywhere from No. 8 to No. 15.
The East Carolina men’s basketball team gave itself no chance in a non-competitive, 79-36, loss to No. 10 Houston on the road on Saturday.
The GRPD is planning a co-rec league for adult kickball to consist of 10 regular season games and a single-elimination postseason format. Doubleheaders will be played on Sunday afternoons at Boyd Lee Park.
The East Carolina baseball team made additions to its coaching staff ahead of the 2022 season, which begins on Feb. 18 with a three-game, weekend home series against Bryant.
BYH to all the moms with their designer purses and Uggs and dads with their name-brand jackets. Here’s a thought: Buy your kid a winter coat! You don’t live in the tropics and a sweatshirt isn’t keeping your kid warm when it’s 40 degrees out there!
In his response to a Daily Reflector request about the riot of Jan. 6, 2020, U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy clearly revealed his personal bias and continuing trepidation of the former president. This was not a “riot” caused by a “security failure,” but a well-planned and perpetrated violent insurrect…
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BYH to LEOs just trying to do their job. If an officer is murdered the perpetrator should receive the death penalty. A firing squad on national television would be appropriate. It may not serve as a deterrent, but it will absolutely eliminate any possibility of recidivism.
The vicious, ambitious black swallower fish is biting off more than it chews.
Dear Dr. June: Last year I fell in love. We met at a friend’s party and just connected. I was visiting her for a week’s vacation and ended up spending more time with him. When I left we stayed in touch and saw each other every weekend. I felt his love and he felt mine. This went on for eight months and he was talking about moving. I was so happy. Then one weekend he didn’t show up and said he ...
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Are your new year’s resolutions already in tatters? Or maybe you are like me and didn’t even try to make them.
Our leather chair bears scars from the first year that our cat came to live with us. He has matured since then and no longer sharpens his claws on the furniture. But still, I sometimes feel the way that chair looks.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college admission decisions, often known as affirmative action. With three new conservative justices on the court since its last review, the practice may be facing its greatest threat yet.
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda.
NEW YORK (AP) — André Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.
At an event commemorating the birthday of slain civil rights leader and minister Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a local pastor challenged members of his audience to do their part to end division.
At an event commemorating the birthday of slain civil rights leader and minister Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a local pastor challenged members of his audience to do their part to end division.
Biltmore United Methodist Church of Asheville, North Carolina, is for sale.
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Gaston County pets in need of shelter against harsh wintertime weather can now get some help.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two witnesses told police that a man shot by an off-duty North Carolina deputy jumped onto the hood of the deputy's truck, videos released Friday show.
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Wednesday as many investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that will indicate how aggressive it will be in fighting inflation.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she will seek reelection, ending speculation that she would retire as Democrats face the threat of losing control of Congress in the 2022 midterms.
An appeals judge temporarily restored New York’s mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration lacked the constitutional authority to order people to wear face coverings.
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including the United States.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights played videos Tuesday that showed the Black man gasping for air as bystanders warned that fellow Officer Derek Chauvin was killing him.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leaders sought Tuesday to reassure the nation that an invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and received a shipment of U.S. military equipment to shore up their defenses.
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer gravely wounded in a Harlem shooting that took his partner’s life last week has also died of his injuries, police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Tuesday.
When Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Games could improve human rights, and Chinese politicians hinted at the same.
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