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Man arrested after Halifax County armed robbery, sheriff says
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A suspect was arrested hours after an armed robbery happened on Friday, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, the sheriff’s office said they were notified of an armed robbery that happened at a convenience store in Roanoke Rapids. Deputies arrived at the store, checked on the victims and secured the scene.
3 shot in broad daylight at home in Scotland Neck neighborhood, police say
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. (WNCN) — Three people were shot at a home in northern Scotland Neck Saturday morning, police said. The incident was reported around 10 a.m. at a home in the 1700 block of Woodlawn Drive, according to a news release from the Scotland Neck Police Department. The...
Man faces assault with deadly weapon charge after threat of pit bull attack on police, Roanoke Rapids officers say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was arrested this week in Roanoke Rapids after he threatened to have his pit bull attack police, officers said. The incident was reported Wednesday around 8:30 a.m. in the Emry Park area, according to a news release from the Roanoke Rapids Police Department.
Dad cited after Roanoke Rapids car crash injures baby, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A Roanoke Rapids father was cited on Friday after a single car crash injured his baby, according to police. On Friday around 5:30 a.m., Officer B. Holcomb with the Roanoke Rapids Police Department responded to a report of a single car crash on Old Farm Road near Down Brook Drive.
Record-setting HCHS quarterback signs college scholarship
AHOSKIE – Since the very first time he strapped on a set of shoulder pads as a member of the Ahoskie Bobcats youth football program, Keveon Rodgers has looked forward to this day. That day arrived here Thursday morning of this week when he placed his signature on a...
Driver identified from high speed pursuit
AULANDER – The person responsible for leading a Highway Patrol Trooper on a high-speed chase before fleeing on foot here Wednesday afternoon has been identified. The Highway Patrol’s Troop A / District II office in Ahoskie said they have contacted that individual and will release more information once he turns himself in. NCHP Sgt. Jason […] The post Driver identified from high speed pursuit appeared first on The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald.
School Closures Thursday After Severe Weather
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Several local schools and school districts will be closed today after severe weather swept through the area Wednesday and earlier this morning. Gaston and Cleveland County schools are closed. Several Char-Meck schools are also closed, and are listed below. Due to severe weather that has caused...
Armed man wanted for running through people’s yards, leading agencies on chase, Scotland Neck police say
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. (WNCN) — Investigators are looking for a man who ran through several people’s yards with a gun before leading agencies on multiple chases, according to the Scotland Neck Police Department. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers said they initiated a traffic stop near 9th Street...
Bryant named Mid-East Commission Vice Chair
The Mid-East Commission recently announced the installation of the officers to its Executive Board. Those officers include Charlotte Griffin, Chair (Bear Grass, Martin County); Gloria Bryant, First Vice Chair (Askewville, Bertie County); Dina Harrell, Second Vice Chair (Harrellsville, Hertford County); Kathy Parker, Secretary (Fountain, Pitt County) and Alice Langley, Treasurer (Beaufort County). The Honorable Tonya Leggett, Clerk of Martin County Superior Court, swore in the five new officers. ...
PHOTOS: Group steals wine coolers from Speedway gas station in Halifax County, deputies say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) – The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a group of people who deputies said stole from a retail store last month. On April 14, the sheriff’s office responded to a larceny that occurred at the Speedway gas station located on West 10th Street just outside of Roanoke Rapids. The suspects took wine coolers from the store by hiding the drinks and leaving without paying.
Tornadoes tear through the southeastern U.S. as storms leave 1 dead in NC, 2 in Tennessee
COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail, leaving two dead in Tennessee and one dead in Gaston, North Carolina. The storms continue an...
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