Food stamps under fire. Most counties receive hundreds of complaints of people using theirs to buy drugs, cigarettes and things not essential for life. But the numbers of actual fraud might surprise you. More>>
Kristian Parrisher, Teldrick Spencer, and Tevin Spruill are arrested in Greenville on marijuana charges.
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A joint operation to combat street level narcotics in Greenville led to eight arrests on Thursday.The Greenville Regional Drug Task Force, Greenville Police Department's Tactical Anti-Crime Unit, and GPD's Center City Unit were all involved in the investigation.More>>
Gov. Pat McCrory has issued an executive order directing North Carolina's environmental agency to enforce all applicable laws to try to force Duke Energy to clean up its coal ash dumps.More>>
It's been a long wait but finally football season is here. Today was the first official day of high school football practice and the conditions certainly were not ideal. Rain poured down all day across Eastern North Carolina and even though it may have moved somepractices inside it still couldn't slow down the three-time defending state champs from Havelock. They lost plenty of division one talent in the offseason including running backs Derrell Scott and Taylor Woods but coach Jim Bob Bryant...More>>
Two members of the North Carolina Charter School Advisory Board who had been the target of ethics complaints have resigned. Baker Mitchell and Paul Norcross resigned Wednesday. More>>
The Town of Ayden heard from frustrated residents as they held a special meeting Thursday night to discuss concerns about flooding and storm water infrastructure. More>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 4:45 PM EDT2014-07-30 20:45:42 GMT
The operation started July 17 and targeted areas including Old Buncombe Road, Whitehorse Road and hotels in the southern portion of the county, according to sheriff’s office.
The operation started July 17 and targeted areas including Old Buncombe Road, Whitehorse Road and hotels in the southern portion of the county, according to sheriff’s office.
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:16 PM EDT2014-08-01 02:16:10 GMT
The Town of Ayden heard from frustrated residents as they held a special meeting Thursday night to discuss concerns about flooding and storm water infrastructure.
The Town of Ayden heard from frustrated residents as they held a special meeting Thursday night to discuss concerns about flooding and storm water infrastructure.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:40 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:40:26 GMT
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A 3-day prostitution sting in Greenville County ended with 27 arrests.The operation started July 17 and targeted areas including Old Buncombe Road, Whitehorse Road and hotels in the southern portion of the county, according to sheriff’s office.
A 3-day prostitution sting in Greenville County ended with 27 arrests.The operation started July 17 and targeted areas including Old Buncombe Road, Whitehorse Road and hotels in the southern portion of the county, according to sheriff’s office.
Gov. Pat McCrory has issued an executive order directing North Carolina's environmental agency to enforce all applicable laws to try to force Duke Energy to clean up its coal ash dumps.
Gov. Pat McCrory has issued an executive order directing North Carolina's environmental agency to enforce all applicable laws to try to force Duke Energy to clean up its coal ash dumps.
Friday, August 1 2014 3:18 PM EDT2014-08-01 19:18:45 GMT
A prayer vigil was held for a Scotland County football quarterback while he undergoes surgery.
Scotland High School Quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe, who was critically injured while riding a four-wheeler with teammate Dakota Holland earlier this week, underwent surgery Thursday night. It happened while his community held a prayer vigil for him.
Scotland High School Quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe, who was critically injured while riding a four-wheeler with teammate Dakota Holland earlier this week, underwent surgery Thursday night. It happened while his community held a prayer vigil for him.
Friday, August 1 2014 10:30 AM EDT2014-08-01 14:30:54 GMT
Two members of the North Carolina Charter School Advisory Board who had been the target of ethics complaints have resigned. Baker Mitchell and Paul Norcross resigned Wednesday.
Two members of the North Carolina Charter School Advisory Board who had been the target of ethics complaints have resigned. Baker Mitchell and Paul Norcross resigned Wednesday.
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:47 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:47:46 GMT
The owner of the home gave officers permission to search the house including the basement where her grandson Richard Little, 28, had been living.
A Kingsport grandmother can't live in her own home tonight.That's because the house has been quarantined by Sheriff's deputies who say, without her knowledge, her grandson was making meth in the basement.Deputies said they found the lab after getting a tip that meth was being made in a home in the 4000 block of Potato Hill Road in Kingsport.
A Kingsport grandmother can't live in her own home tonight.That's because the house has been quarantined by Sheriff's deputies who say, without her knowledge, her grandson was making meth in the basement.Deputies said they found the lab after getting a tip that meth was being made in a home in the 4000 block of Potato Hill Road in Kingsport.
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:02 AM EDT2014-07-31 14:02:42 GMT
A Florence Police Officer shot an armed robbery suspect at a gas station on Monday night, officials said. Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler told WBTW that around 9:40 pm, a police officer saw an armed robbery in progress at Cruizers gas station
A Florence Police Officer shot an armed robbery suspect at a gas station on Monday night, officials said. Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler told WBTW that around 9:40 pm, a police officer saw an armed robbery in progress at Cruizers gas station
Wednesday, July 30 2014 4:45 PM EDT2014-07-30 20:45:42 GMT
The operation started July 17 and targeted areas including Old Buncombe Road, Whitehorse Road and hotels in the southern portion of the county, according to sheriff’s office.
The operation started July 17 and targeted areas including Old Buncombe Road, Whitehorse Road and hotels in the southern portion of the county, according to sheriff’s office.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:50 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:50:00 GMT
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A death in Sarasota County has health officials reminding people about a bacteria in Florida's coastal waters that has the potential to cause serious illness, even death. Other counties in Tampa Bay have reported cases of Vibrio vulnificus.
A death in Sarasota County has health officials reminding people about a bacteria in Florida's coastal waters that has the potential to cause serious illness, even death. Other counties in Tampa Bay have reported cases of Vibrio vulnificus.
Friday, August 1 2014 8:13 PM EDT2014-08-02 00:13:36 GMT
Unionized workers at the Metropolitan Opera said Friday they want to work with management to avoid shutting down one of New York City's most prestigious cultural institutions.
Unionized workers at the Metropolitan Opera said Friday they want to work with management to avoid shutting down one of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions.
Friday, August 1 2014 7:43 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:43:02 GMT
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Manny Roth, founder of the Greenwich Village club Café Wha?, has died.
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Manny Roth, a colorful club owner in Greenwich Village whose Cafe Wha? and its basement level stage was a rite of passage in the 1960s for Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix,...
Friday, August 1 2014 3:33 PM EDT2014-08-01 19:33:07 GMT
Dick Wagner, the skilled guitarist who worked with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss and Aerosmith, and also co-wrote many of Cooper's hits, died of respiratory failure Wednesday, his personal manager and business...
Dick Wagner, the skilled guitarist who worked with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss and Aerosmith, and also co-wrote many of Cooper's hits, died of respiratory failure Wednesday, his personal manager and business partner...
An American who is battling the Ebola virus in West Africa will be flown to the United States for treatment, according to staff at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
An American who is battling the Ebola virus in West Africa will be flown to the United States for treatment, according to staff at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Friday, August 1 2014 7:03 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:03:55 GMT
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says his decision to suspend Ray Rice for only two games following a domestic violence arrest is consistent with the league's previous actions.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended himself Friday against criticism that he was too lenient in suspending Ray Rice two games for his "horrible mistake."
Friday, August 1 2014 6:28 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:28:44 GMT
A parade of tow trucks on Friday brought hundreds of cars up from two underground garages at the University of California, Los Angeles, that flooded when 20 million gallons of water spewed from a broken main.
The famed hardwood court at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion will be replaced because of damage caused when 20 million gallons of water cascaded onto campus from a broken water main, the school announced Friday.
Friday, August 1 2014 7:23 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:23:47 GMT
Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long...
Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long prison...
Friday, August 1 2014 6:50 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:50:46 GMT
Presidents from the West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak are meeting with world health leaders to come up with ways to stop the spread of the deadly disease.
An Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 700 people in West Africa is moving faster than efforts to control the disease, the head of the World Health Organization warned as presidents from the affected countries met...
Friday, August 1 2014 5:59 PM EDT2014-08-01 21:59:07 GMT
U.S. employers extended this year's hiring surge into July by adding a solid 209,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight month of job growth above 200,000, evidence that businesses are shedding the caution that had...
A sixth straight month of solid 200,000-plus job growth in July reinforced growing evidence that the U.S. economy is accelerating after five years of sluggish expansion.
Friday, August 1 2014 5:15 PM EDT2014-08-01 21:15:45 GMT
House Republicans revived their bill on the U.S.-Mexico border crisis in dramatic fashion Friday, preparing to pass it after winning over conservatives with tough new provisions that could threaten deportation for...
House Republicans revived their bill on the U.S.-Mexico border crisis in dramatic fashion Friday, preparing to pass it after winning over conservatives with tough new provisions that could threaten deportation for hundreds...
Friday, August 1 2014 7:03 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:03:34 GMT
An aging Labrador retriever who walked 30 miles back to a Kansas family that didn't want her has found a home with an heiress in Florida.
An aging black Labrador retriever who walked 30 miles back to a Kansas family who didn't want her took a private jet to her new home with a Florida heiress.
Friday, August 1 2014 12:06 PM EDT2014-08-01 16:06:37 GMT
The sights and sounds of World War I flight are recreated regularly at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome north of New York City.
There's still a place where buzzing biplanes swoop in pursuit of German triplanes, where pilots in open cockpits let their scarves flutter in the wind.
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:23 PM EDT2014-08-01 02:23:36 GMT
The remains of a saint known for caring for exiled leprosy patients have been returned to Hawaii.
A white hearse pulled up to the entrance of a downtown Honolulu cathedral Thursday, carrying the remains of a saint known for caring for exiled leprosy patients in the 1880s.
Kristian Parrisher, Teldrick Spencer, and Tevin Spruill are arrested in Greenville on marijuana charges.
