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Warsaw man convicted of habitual DWI
BURGAW — A 36-year-old Warsaw man will serve prison time after being convicted of habitually driving while impaired in Pender County Court on Oct. 29. Jesus Santivanez of Warsaw was sentenced to 17-30 months in prison for the Class F felony. District Attorney Jason W. Smith shared that in the most recent incident, Santivanez was traveling on I-40 in Pender County during the early morning hours of Dec. 7, 2025, when he stopped his vehicle in the right lane. According to Smith’s office, a witness reported the incident and another driver with a flashlight pulled over to try to warn motorists of Santivanez’s vehicle parked in the travel lane. Santivanez was reportedly asleep and hunched over the steering wheel when law enforcement officers arrived on the scene. After smelling a strong scent of alcohol coming from the vehicle, they suspected he was impaired. Santivanez failed a field sobriety test and was arrested on suspicion of DWI. Later, a test showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.18, more than twice North Carolina’s legal limit of 0.08. Authorities said subsequent breathalizer tests were unsuccessful because Santivanez refused to participate. Since Santivanez had multiple DWI charges within the past 10 years, he was
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Goldsboro Police Department investigating shooting
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement officers with the Goldsboro Police Department are investigating an attempted murder. On November 11, officers received a report of an individual being shot on West Oak Street. Once officers arrived, they found 27-year-old Victor Solomon Lee suffering from gunshot wounds. Lee was taken to ECU Health Medical Center for […]
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12 men honored for their service to community at Zeta event
WARSAW — The women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated, Gamma Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter (GAPZ), held their inaugural Men of Distinction event on Saturday, Nov. 7. During the event, 12 local men were honored for their work in the community. “It was an evening of elegance and excellence,” said GAPZ President Barbaina Houston-Black. “The Men of Distinction were celebrated and honored last night, and the speaker, Pastor Rickie Houston, did an amazing job. He reminded us that a legacy is not about physical inheritance but how we impact others’ lives. Each of the men we chose has a legacy of helping others, and we really enjoyed getting the opportunity to honor them.” The honorees included: James Cooper, Dr. Melvin Felton, attorney and Board of Education member Reginald Kenan, Dr. Willie Gillespie, Commissioner Jesse Dowe, Tony Bennett, Commissioner Wayne Branch, Major William Jeffers, Reverend Cameron Hankins, Reverend Ikeem Graham, Reverend Christopher Rose, and Reverend Michael McDougald. “I am deeply honored and humbled to have received the Men of Distinction award at last night’s gala alongside 11 remarkable men,” Bennett said. “The program was beautiful, and being in the presence of so many great men made the evening even more meaningful.