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NEWPORT, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement confirmed the death of two people, one of them the suspect, in a shooting that happened Wednesday morning. Wednesday evening, officials told WNCT’s Claire Curry that the victim was Satyen Naik and the suspect was Troy Kellum. The shooting happened at Hostess House in Newport. Members of the Carteret […]

NEWPORT — The Newport Police Department and Carteret County Sheriff’s Office responded to a trespassing call on Wednesday that led to a standoff and the death of two individuals. a. “Just after 10 o’clock this morning, the 911 center received a call about an individual trespassing at the...

Welcome to Gloucester, a charming neighborhood located in Carteret County, North Carolina. With a population of 497, Gloucester offers residents a suburban rural mix feel, providing a peaceful and close-knit community. Let's explore the various aspects of this neighborhood that make it a wonderful place to live.

NEWPORT — A standoff at Hostess House in Newport is still in motion as of noon on Wednesday. A mix of officers from Newport, the county’s Sheriff Department and the State Highway Patrol gathered at the temporary housing facility shortly before 11 a.m. Around a dozen officers clad...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) – The owner of a Carteret County business pleaded guilty in a Raleigh court on Tuesday to five felony tax charges. Officials with the NC Department of Revenue reported William Louis Willis, 55, of Morehead City, pleaded guilty to five counts of Embezzlement of State Property. Superior Court Judge Patrick Nadolski sentenced […]

BEAUFORT COUNTY, Sc. (WTOC) - The next mayor of Beaufort will be decided next week. The special election for the city of Beaufort’s next mayor will be held in just six days. While you have until Friday to early vote at the Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections, there will be four different polling locations on the day of the election.

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — On Friday, the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people and charged them with distributing methamphetamine and heroin. During the arrests of Patrick Earl Arnold and Jessica Nicole Bolin, officials said both had trafficking amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. In the month-long investigation, narcotics detectives performed numerous undercover drug purchases. […]

• High school boys basketball games are scheduled today in Carteret County, North Carolina. • The game time is at 8:00 PM ET on December 5. • The location of the games is in Beaufort, NC.

CARTERET COUNTY — The Eshelman Institute for Innovation (EII), within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is set to launch a new health tech platform aimed at serving patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The platform, dubbed Goldie, is a case management tool for community paramedics and peer support...

CARTERET COUNTY — Carteret County law enforcement officers are looking for a runaway juvenile from Cedar Point. Addyson Rote is 15 years old and was last seen leaving Croatan High School Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 at around 3 p.m. She was last seen in a green camouflage jacket and...

Gail Rackley Barnes, 85, of Beaufort, NC, formerly of Wilson, NC, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. A Celebration of Gail's Life will be held at a later date. Gail was born on June 27, 1938, in Wilson, North Carolina, to...

NEWPORT — The soft lockdown on three schools in Newport due to a police standoff at Hostess House was lifted at approximately 1:30 p.m. All afterschool activities will continue as scheduled. Newport Middle School, Newport Elementary School and Carteret Preschool Center were all under a soft lockdown due to...

Nancy Whitley Coats, 80, of Beaufort, died Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC. Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noebrooks.net.

BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Public School System has joined a growing number of state districts to adopt an early attendance calendar in defiance of the state’s school calendar law that sets out that public schools can’t start until the last week of August. During the Carteret...

A 103-year-old man who has lived on Harkers Island for all of his life took a VIP ride across the new bridge connecting the island to the mainland before it opens later this week. Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Houston Salter was born before there was...

PELETIER — Bobby Watson’s Carteret County Speedway (BWCCS) will close out the 2023 racing season on Saturday. The Solid Rock Carriers Limited Late Model (LLM) Race of Champions Christmas Clash will headline the event at “American’s Nicest Short Track.”. The 100-lap LLM race will feature a...

BEAUFORT — East Carteret added two members from the 1985 graduating class into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. Baseball umpire Jimmy Paylor and former basketball standout Brian Henry were honored in the ceremony before the boys varsity basketball games versus West Carteret. JIMMY PAYLOR. After a baseball...

NEWPORT — As the end of 2023 nears, the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter (OWLS) is busy making improvements to its facilities in an effort to serve the many injured and orphaned wildlife brought to the shelter. A new board took over the nonprofit wildlife shelter, at 1200 Wildlife Way,...

BEAUFORT — The East Carteret girls basketball team trounced Croatan in the teams’ first matchup of the season. The Mariners won the game 38-11 on Tuesday after giving up only one point to Croatan in the first half. East was flying around the court from tipoff as it...

In Carteret County, a significant drug trafficking operation was dismantled following a month-long undercover investigation by local authorities. Patrick Earl Arnold, 41, and Jessica Nicole Boin, 35, were arrested for trafficking heroin and methamphetamine after a traffic stop executed with the aid of the Craven County Sheriff's Office and K9 'Echo'. This event spotlights the persistent issue of drug trafficking in rural America, an area already grappling with the widespread consequences of opioid addiction.