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Quick response douses vehicle fire in Trent Woods, no injuries reported
Craven County, NC — Fire crews quickly extinguished a vehicle fire on Tuesday, June 4 in the Trent Woods area. Craven County Emergency Services Director, Stanley Kite confirmed that first responders were dispatched to a vehicle fire at 4707 Trent Woods Drive around 1:00 p.m. Video footage obtained show...
Upcoming road closure in James City to disrupt Monday traffic
Craven County, NC — An upcoming road closure will affect a portion of Brown Drive in James City on Monday, June 10. According to officials, Brown Drive will be closed off between the US 70 eastbound service road access point and before Ford Street for continued construction work. This...
WCILCA schedules June 13 special meeting
CEDAR POINT — The Western Carteret Interlocal Cooperation Agency, doing business as the Western Carteret Fire and EMS Department, will hold a special meeting Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m. at the Western Carteret Fire and EMS Department, 140 Sherwood Ave., Cedar Point. The purpose of the special meeting is to discuss employees and insurance.
Public chimes in with plethora of responses to proposed waterfront improvements in Beaufort
BEAUFORT — To ensure that the proposed waterfront improvements align with the community's needs and aspirations, the town of Beaufort conducted two in-person public forums on May 6 to solicit and receive feedback from community members regarding proposed enhancements to the harbor and waterfront. After the initial forums, which...
Donna Davis: Bands of the Battle — from Vietnam to Greenville, Gary Salt keeps on drumming
Perchance all mothers of young men in the 1960s had reason to worry. There was conflict in distant lands: The draft was inevitable. But Gertrude Salt believed her son was holding his own safety net in each hand, in the form of drumsticks. Decades later, the Craven County native and owner of Salt Wood Products in Greenville, Gary Salt vividly remembers what got him started drumming. “I went to a...
Big Rock gears up for biggest Blue Marlin Tournament amid rule clarifications
MOREHEAD CITY, Carteret County — We're less than a week away from the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City. Last year's tournament ended with controversy and confusion. News12 spoke with organizers today about what they're expecting from this year's week of fishing. It's quiet here at...
Carteret County Sheriff charges six, seizes drugs from Newport home
Six people are facing various drug charges after a search warrant was served on a home in Carteret County on Thursday. The search warrant was served at 104 Croatan Drive, Newport, on Thursday, June 6. Officials say that Carteret County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Asa Buck had received numerous complaints...
Plane crashes into fence, ends up in ditch at Beaufort airport
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — A single-engine fixed-wing plane crashed into a fence and ended up in a ditch at the Beaufort airport Saturday evening. Carteret County Public Information Officer Nick Wilson confirmed with WNCT’s David Baxley that the crash happened at the Michael J. Smith Airport shortly after 7 p.m. The plane ended up in […]
Wednesday morning fire shuts down Newport Transfer Station
NEWPORT — A fire early Wednesday shut down the Newport Waste Transfer Station on Hibbs Road in Newport. A Carteret County/Coastal Environmental Partnership news release noted the fire began at approximately 4 a.m.
Validated Crips gang member gets 11 years in federal prison
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) -- A federal judge has sentenced a validated Crips gang member to 11 years in prison on nine different charges. Daquan Rosenboro, of Grifton, pled guilty earlier this year to charges related to trafficking methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. The U.S. Attorney’s...
Probation violator tries to elude deputies, threatens to stab himself and others before capture
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The Craven County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man who was a probation violator after he tried to escape, hid and threatened harm with a knife after a K-9 unit found and chased him down. Michael Eric Newby, 32, of New Bern, was arrested and charged with the […]
CCEC Board of Directors names Lock its president
— Dr. Amy Lock of Emerald Isle was elected president of the Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative's (CCEC) Board of Directors for 2024-25 at the board’s May meeting. All elected officers began their roles in June.
New Bern family sentenced in scheme defrauding NC COVID-19 relief program
The New Bern mother and one of her children who previously pled guilty for their role in defrauding a program designed to help North Carolina residents during the COVID-19 pandemic have been sentenced to prison. Takeeia Hawkins and her daughter, Shanasia Hawkins, both pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail...
Morehead City: NCDOT repairs storm drain, traffic affected
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) -The Town of Morehead City says that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is currently addressing a failed storm drain within the railroad right of way at the intersection of Arendell and 20th streets. Consequently, the left lane of westbound traffic is closed, and the...
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