The fifth and final show for the 2022 Concert on the Common series will take place at the Greenville Toyota Amphitheater this afternoon.
A Sunday tweet by U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy of Greenville has garnered national attention and sparked swift backlash from opponents even though he deleted it hours later.
Overflowing bins and opaque payment plans have the City of Greenville and downtown businesses searching for a better way to dispose of solid waste.
A record reserve included in state budget adjustments will be crucial in the face of rising costs and possible disasters, two local legislators said, while a third criticized the proposal and a state employees group called on Gov. Roy Cooper for a veto.
A man has been arrested for a shooting outside Greenville that injured another man and endangered others in a nearby residence, including a 3-year-old.
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The Pitt County Board of Education voted to charge public schools students more for breakfast and lunch beginning in August and to increase the sign-on bonus for new teachers.
A Rocky Mount man has been arrested and charged in shooting that occurred outside Fountain six months ago, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Fabric and Home Furnishings struggled during the COVID years. But the small business used the time to do a complete renovation to its Arlington Village showroom, deciding to take a chance on reinvesting in its eastern North Carolina neighbors by opening a Norwalk Furniture Gallery. "With the…
Take a last look at the Super Regional fun at Clark LeClair Stadium.
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East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin routinely said that his team was playing with house money as the Pirates entered the postseason. After all, it took some time for the Pirates to match the preseason Top-15 hype.
Adam Ulffers played his high school lacrosse at J.H. Rose and is set to take his play to the next level at Randolph College after signing his National Letter of Intent this past spring.
Brook Valley will play host to the annual Pirate Cup Golf Tournament on Sept. 3 with former East Carolina golf team member and current PGA professional Harold Varner III serving as host for the event.
The Winterville 10-year-olds All-Star team defeated East Raleigh 10-4 to claim the Babe Ruth Eastern North Carolina tournament title at Winterville Recreation Park Tuesday night.
A group of East Carolina Athletics donors launched a new NIL collective for ECU athletes, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin will be in his usual spot down the third-base line this summer for the Collegiate National Team.
It is with sorrow and some degree of shame that I write about my evolving feelings regarding the American flag. I was proud to have been one of the boys (why was it only boys) chosen in the fifth grade to hoist Old Glory in the morning and take it down each day after school. I learned in Cub…
In order to be happy, you must throw some stuff away. I doubt you will be able to wear your high school prom dress after 50 years. And your old Army uniform might be a tad tight. Throw it away and find happiness. Don’t leave it to the kids. Your son’s wife will probably bring in her mother t…
“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than unanswered prayers,” St. Teresa of Avila said. Republicans may soon learn just how that works.
Donald Trump’s slogan for 2016 and 2020 — Make America Great Again — has changed as he weighs running again in 2024.
Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to control their own reproduction is a disaster of monumental proportions. Never before in U.S. history has the nation’s high court taken away such a well-established and long exercised fundamental right.
BYH Forbes Woods Condominiums. You are not alone. Those of us at Breezewood I Condominiums have the same problems. I have one question. Who has control of your HOA board?
Nothing says summer quite like ribs hot off the grill. Experts say the key to good barbecue is the sauce. I argue a spice rub is equally important.
Support a healthy immune system to reduce your risk of COVID-19 and other viral infections. Eat healthy food and drink healthy beverages. Be physically active. Supplement only if you can’t get enough of the important nutrients from your food. Wash your hands often. Get vaccinated against COV…
How does a musician go from putting his guitar under the bed and declaring, “I’m done” to being named the No. 1 entertainer in downtown Greenville?
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State AP Stories
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out the 2020 conspiracy and bribery convictions of a major political donor in North Carolina and his associate, declaring that the trial judge erred in his jury instructions.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders on Tuesday unveiled state budget adjustments for the coming year, proposing to spend or set aside billions in expected extra tax collections to raise worker pay, recruit companies, build more infrastructure and combat inflation.
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) — The boat of a North Carolina man missing for seven months has washed ashore in the Azores Islands, officials announced Monday.
PHOENIX (AP) — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sekou Cooke’s curated exhibit in uptown Charlotte on hip-hop architecture has a lot to offer.
Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — After debuting last summer, the dinosaurs at Sweet Valley Ranch are ready to wake from their slumbers.
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.
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National & World AP Stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday and are on track to cap off their worst quarter since the early days of the pandemic.
NEW YORK (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations decided Thursday to boost production of crude by an amount that will likely do little to relieve high gasoline prices at the pump and energy-fueled inflation plaguing the global economy.
PARIS (AP) — The lawyer for the only surviving attacker from the November 2015 terrorist massacre in Paris criticized her client's murder conviction and life prison sentence without the possibility of parole, saying Thursday the verdict “raises serious questions.”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state’s near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is “destabilizing," but he maintained the ruling does not affect U.S. standing on the world stage as he took credit for modernizing the transatlantic alliance to adapt …
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island Thursday after relentless Ukrainian attacks but kept up their push to encircle the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, praised his father's legacy and glossed over its violent past as he was sworn in as Philippine president Thursday after a stunning election victory that opponents say was pulled off by whitewashing his f…
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived Thursday in Hong Kong to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the British handover of a city that his rule has transformed from a global hub known for its political freedoms to one that is much more tightly controlled by the Communist Party.
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