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Pitt County Sheriff’s Office investigating after body found in home
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after finding the body of a man in a home in Farmville on Thursday. Pitt County Sheriff’s Office deputies and other officials were at a home at 5226 US 258, just north of Farmville. They were called to the home just before 10:30 a.m., […]
Havelock man accused of impregnating 13-year-old caught in Puerto Rico
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A man accused by police here in the east in 2021 of impregnating a 13-year-old girl has been captured in Puerto Rico. Greenville police say that Deshawn Oliver, 29, of Havelock, was arrested on May 8th in Aguidilla, Puerto Rico by special agents in the FBI San Juan Field Office.
Chase suspect facing multiple felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon
Ten charges ranging from felony assault with a deadly weapon to misdemeanor driving while impaired were filed against a Greenville man who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase before a state trooper shot him last weekend. Kenneth Charles Kinard, 35, 905 Allen Road, also is facing multiple arrest warrants from the Commonwealth of Virginia for probation violation, grand larceny and drug possession. The local charges filed against Kindard stem...
Pitt County woman arrested after illegal drugs found in search of home
PITT COUNTY — A Bethel woman was arrested after an investigation into the smuggling of illegal drugs into prisons. Law enforcement arrested Angela Wall Medlin, 44, was taken into custody after warrants were served after a search of the home at 164 Unit B on Nelson Street in Bethel.
Man arrested, faces drug charges after Pitt County investigation
Pitt County, NC — A man faces multiple drug charges following an investigation into the sale of illegal drugs in Pitt County. Themon Donatue Williams, 37 was arrested on Thursday, May 16 after detectives executed a search warrant at a home on Cheyenne Court in Greenville. Williams was charged...
Kings of Q adds whole-hog cook-off to BBQ event
AYDEN, N.C. (WNCT) — The Town of Ayden has several cooking teams firing up their barbecues for this weekend’s Kings of Q cooking competition. This marks seven years of the event, with new aspects in store for competitors. Typically the event holds a “KCBS style contest,” which is an event sanctioned by the Kansas City […]
Teen charged with woman’s death in April vehicle crash
A Rocky Mount teen is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and reckless driving to endanger in connection with a recent two-vehicle wreck on the east side of the city that claimed the life of a woman, according to N.C. District Court records in Edgecombe County. Rosbel Vargas, 17, was charged on April 16, about two days after the fatality, which occurred at the traffic-signal-regulated intersection of Alternate U.S. 64 and Springfield Road, the court records state. ...
Lowes Foods opens Winterville location
WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A new grocery store opened in Winterville Thursday morning. Lowes Foods opened its doors to the community and it’s part of a chain that has closed two of its ENC locations in the past 9 years. Ashley Gaskins, just one of many grocery shoppers who...
Man survives as car plunges into water
A Stantonsburg man pulled himself from a mostly submerged vehicle after driving into a watery ditch Monday. Wilson County Emergency Medical Services treated Bradley Holbrook, 34, at the scene and transported him to East Carolina University Medical Center following the incident. N.C. State Highway Patrol First Sgt. G.S. Hemby said the single-car wreck happened at 5:30 p.m. on N.C. 222 […] The post Man survives as car plunges into water first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
MrBeast announces final six winners of Tesla vehicles
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — We celebrated MrBeast’s 26th birthday last week. On Thursday, the last six winners of his Tesla giveaway celebrated the news that they were chosen. MrBeast partners with Zaxby’s for new meal; More Tesla winners announced Last week, during his birthday, he announced he was giving away 26 Teslas to his followers. He drew […]
Crime Roundup: RV, tools, solar panel, mower stolen from Pitt County residence
Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help to locate items stolen from a residence in northwestern Pitt County. A news release from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said that a KZ Sportsman RV travel trailer, generator, several solar panels, chainsaws, a utility trailer, table saw and zero-turn mower were stolen. A corresponding incident report said the theft took place about 8:45 a.m. May 10 in the 2100 block of...
Police searching for missing Farmville man
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Police in one Eastern Carolina town are hoping you can help them locate a missing man. Farmville police say Bobby Barnes was last seen Thursday morning. The man was driving a green Ford Escape with North Carolina plate VCB-3529. Police say Barnes may have been heading...
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