1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (232+ words) From the studio to your living room, local television depends on infrastructure like the News 12 transmitter tower in Jones County. On Thursday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr got a firsthand look by climbing one of the tallest structures in…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago  (157+ words) Halifax County, NC " A Weldon man wanted on charges of attempted first-degree murder " is now behind bars after being spotted during a patrol. Deputies say Corporal K. Tillery was walking through the Dogwood Park Apartments on Wednesday, April 8, when he recognized…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (227+ words) A California man connected to a major drug trafficking operation will spend decades in prison. Fortunato Beltran, 45, has been sentenced to 31 years behind bars after being convicted of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl into Eastern North Carolina. A federal jury found…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (171+ words) Authorities say a teenager has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in Halifax County. According to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a shooting in March 2026 along Highway 48 near Graham-Scott Road in the Roanoke Rapids area....

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (179+ words) A Robeson County woman will spend time in prison after admitting to a scheme involving COVID-19 relief money. Erica Mc Millian has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. She's also been ordered…...

17+ hour, 15+ min ago  (172+ words) by ROBERT LOCKLEAR | WSET A bus driver has been arrested and charged with strangling a child on board her bus in Lynchburg last week. (Blue Ridge Regional Jail) According to the Lynchburg Police Department, officers were first dispatched to Linkhorne…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago  (56+ words) of Tyrrell County'WCTI Crash shuts down U. S. 64 East in East Lake area Dare County- NC " There has been an accident on 64 East in the East Lake area. The highway will be closed for several hours, according to the Tyrrell County Sheriff's…...

15+ hour, 36+ min ago  (166+ words) A man has been arrested following a reported robbery at a laundromat in New Bern, according to police. The New Bern Police Department said officers responded around 7: 24 a. m. to Broad Street Laundry on Broad Street for a reported armed robbery. Authorities…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago  (142+ words) Pitt County officials are encouraging residents, businesses, and community groups to take part in the 2026 Spring Litter Sweep later this month. The cleanup effort is scheduled for April 11 through April 25 as part of a statewide initiative led by the North…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago  (151+ words) A Lenoir County man has been arrested in connection with a 2025 structure fire that investigators say was intentionally set. According to the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office, detectives obtained warrants on May 5, 2025, for 52-year-old Charles Edward Sutton following an investigation into…...