State transportation employees will begin treating local highways today in preparation for freezing rain, sleet and other wintry precipitation expected to begin late Thursday.
About 30 people marched on the Pitt County Courthouse on Tuesday to demand arrests in the shooting death of their friend, brother or son on New Year’s Day in Grimesland.
A Greenville woman died Tuesday after she was struck by a pickup truck in a grocery store parking lot, the Greenville Police Department has reported.
WINTERVILLE — Pitt Community College honored the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Thursday and, as part of the annual celebration, presented a $1,000-scholarship to a prospective nursing student.
Two Greenville parents have been charged with murder in the Jan. 1 death of their 3-year-old son, police reported on Tuesday.
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.
The work to create a more just and equitable United States must continue if the nation ever hopes to achieve the dreams of Martin Luther King Jr., a federal judge said during Monday’s commemoration of the Civil Rights leaders’ work.
The latest wave of COVID-19 cases is sweeping through local schools systems although neither Greene or Pitt county has changed to remote classes.
Greenville youths and ECU students convened for a Martin Luther King Day of Service aimed at sustainability and providing food for those affected by inequality.
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Raven Johnson was in the middle of answering a question following East Carolina’s 71-48 win over Cincinnati on Sunday when she stopped and looked over at Pirates coach Kim McNeill.
East Carolina needed every second of Saturday’s American Athletic Conference game to reel in Memphis.
The East Carolina men’s basketball team is set to host American Athletic Conference foe Memphis at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the first of a two-game homestand which concludes with Central Florida on Tuesday.
FARMVILLE — Farmville Central led from start to finish on its way to a commanding 90-57 victory over visiting Greene Central Friday night in a key Eastern Plains 2A Conference clash.
FARMVILLE — Farmville Central led from start to finish on its way to a commanding 90-57 victory over visiting Greene Central Friday night in a key Eastern Plains 2A Conference clash.
The Greenville Recreation and Parks Department and the Pitt-Greenville Soccer Association is taking registration now through Feb. 7 for the Spring Future Stars season.
Child poverty is bad for the United States. And we’re paying a terrible social and economic cost for allowing it to continue.
BOH. For the 2024 election can we please just agree that no present or former president, career politician or former or current reality tv or other actor can run for office? Can we please get a new crop of intelligent, civilized leaders who will not simply pander to the extremes of any party…
The scheduling of decision by the City Council to approve Bitcoin mining operations in and around Greenville is premature. The noise level associated with blockchain technology, (the basis for crypto currencies like Bitcoin) must be investigated prior to any decision to approve its location …
From time to time, it is wise to consult a statistical portrait of the nation’s politics. Politics cannot be reduced to a science, at least not yet; it is too raw and human for perfect quantification. But we need data to debunk false popular impressions and partisan sleight of hand. This is …
Every two years, exit pollsters attempt to survey voters who’ve just cast ballots. They post interviewers at hundreds of voting sites across the country. They call and email voters who cast ballots by mail. The resulting exit polls are often roundly criticized and improperly reported (such a…
Thank you Greenville for starting to admit y'all have a civil rights problem regarding people with disabilities. So many of your bus stops, crosswalks and sidewalks have been in violation of the three-decades-old law. Every time you repave or alter a road those ramps should have been install…
A local bassist and jazz musician is gearing up for the release of a new album and is promoting several upcoming performances.
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Somewhere in this world is an inner circle of close acquaintances that might be invited to Bonnie Rait’s house, or to Lucinda Williams’ back porch for a private performance.
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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.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congressman said an effort by voters to block his candidacy by citing a constitutional amendment preventing insurrectionists from serving will fail and is part of a scheme to target “America First patriots” who backed former President Donald Trump.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted a request from the police chief of a North Carolina city to release body camera video recorded in the aftermath of the shooting death of a Black man by an off-duty sheriff's deputy.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The legal fight over North Carolina's redistricting plans shifted quickly to the state Supreme Court the day after trial judges refused to throw out the new maps. By Wednesday, nearly half of the justices had been asked by lawyers to stay out of upcoming deliberations be…
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell in cautious trading on Wednesday after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the year.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An oil spill on the Peruvian coast caused by the waves from an eruption of an undersea volcano in the South Pacific nation of Tonga prompted dozens of fishermen to protest Tuesday outside the South American country’s main oil refinery.
AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near key airports after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause widespread flight disruptions.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and other prominent sports figures with ties to West Virginia have urged U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to support sweeping legislation to protect the right to vote.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) —
Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, to boost its competitiveness in mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology.
When he was tapped to help design Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the artist Ai Weiwei hoped the Games and the arena's instantly recognizable weave of curving steel beams would symbolize China’s new openness.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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