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Greenville Police have taken into custody the man believed to have robbed a Chocowinity Dollar General Tuesday. More>>
Greenville Police say an ECU student was killed in an accident Monday afternoon. More>>
It's a case of potential government corruption. And day two of a former lawmaker's criminal trial was all about connecting the dots that allegedly led to theft and fraud.
Monday marked the beginning of National Emergency Management Services Week.
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When Mother Nature hits, disasters can follow. The American Red Cross are just some of the people to help pick up the pieces. Just a day after the deadly tornado in Oklahoma, local Red More>>
Pitt County Schools announced changes in leadership at four schools for the 2013-14 school year. D.H. Conley High School Principal Mary Carter is leaving. She'll take the same position at Wintergreen Primary More>>
A Greenville man is facing charges in connection with three armed robberies. More>>
This month, Brian Nelson received some news regarding his son, Specialist Joshua Nelson's death in Afghanistan. Nelson says Joshua was shot and killed by Afghan soldiers who were suppose to be allies. More>>
The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether public meetings can be opened with prayer. More>>
Two cars crashed in Pitt Ccounty, one of them ended up hitting a house. More>>
ECU students were alerted early Monday morning to a break-in at a house near campus. More>>
A drive-by shooting left a victim with serious injuries and police investigating into the night. More>>
Family and friends lined the Pitt-Greenville Airport, to welcome home the 514th Military Police Company of the National Guard.
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Our state ranks 45th in the number of babies born prematurely. To help combat those numbers, hundreds of people pounded the pavement, at the annual March of Dimes' march for babies' event in Greenville. More>>
People at Ayden- Grifton High School lined up for the annual, Honor and Remember: run for the fallen event on Saturday morning. One hundred and eighty-eight flags were lined up in the shape of star.
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Here in the East, car enthusiasts revved up and prepared to hit the road Saturday morning. Their goal was to raise money for the wounded warrior project.
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$600 million, that's the current Powerball jackpot. And people are flocking to stores in the east to buy their tickets.
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A regional science and technology center moved one step closer to reality in Greenville Friday. More>>
9 On Your Side is keeping you updated on a pest-control problem we first told you about last week.
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Greenville Police are investigating an overnight armed robbery. More>>
15 Pitt County high school seniors will present research to the Brody School of Medicine. More>>
Nearly 200 high school students showed up to class on two wheels this morning.
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Did you know one in nine babies in the country is born prematurely? In fact, it's the leading cause of newborn death and lifelong disabilities. To raise money and awareness about this issue... More>>
Two men were arrested in Greenville this week after an investigation revealed they had large amounts of drugs and a stolen handgun in their possession. More>>
Big changes are on the way for the GED test. The current testing system expires at the end of this year. More>>
When it comes to sending your children off to school, safety is a top priority. More>>
Police want to know who lost their patience at an area McDonald's this week.Surveillance video from the scene showed a red or maroon truck, possibly a Toyota Tacoma, barrel its way out of the drive-thru More>>
For 80 minutes each day, students at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville live by one rule: "Be smart." More>>
You hope that you'll never be a victim of identity theft, but the cold reality is that millions of us are every year. More>>
NC Department of Health & Human Services Aldona Wos visits ECU's Heart InstituteGov. Pat McCrory is keeping the ball rolling on his proposed restructuring of our state's Medicaid program, potentially putting a large portion of it in private hands.
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A chance to play on The Price is Right would be a dream for a lot of game show fans, but a couple from the east got to live that dream and they didn't walk away empty-handed. It's a story you'll only More>>
Could an extra, casual drink at dinner land you behind bars? More>>
Many of you have called, emailed, Facebooked and Tweeted 9 On Your Side about delayed Social Security benefits putting your family in a bind. More>>
More school resource officers, textbooks and vocational training for your children. Those are just a few of the things Pitt County commissioners want to see from school leaders next year and it More>>
The Pitt County Sheriff's Office kicked off its annual "Operation Support Your Child" Campaign this week. More>>
Once a thief has key pieces of your personal identifying information, they can use it to accomplish any number of things. More>>
University officials at East Carolina University say ECU Police are looking into a possible peeping tom case.
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Flags across the state flew at half-staff today to honor fallen law enforcement officers. Governor Pat McCrory says his order is meant to emphasize the critical contributions and sacrifices made by members More>>
Beaufort County Department of Social Services is an award winning agency. More>>
J.H. Rose High School is getting ready for a Rose Garden Fashion Show.Wednesday May 22 at 6:00pm, students will present creations designed from local boutiques like Pink a Lilly Pulitzer store, Bevello, More>>
It happens at stores, ATMs, and online. Identity theft is everywhere."A lot of people get away with this crime," said Detective Tom Woolard, Greenville P.D. Financial Crimes Unit. He would know. He works More>>
Changes are coming to Greenville. Plans for a new parking deck were approved, but city officials said a proposed office building nearby isn't going to happen. The parking deck and the office space More>>
Would you want to know whether you're going to get cancer? More>>
The numbers are coming in from the 2013 Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
More than a year after it happened, Greenville Police are asking the public for help with an unsolved murder. More>>
A statewide Amber Alert was canceled after deputies found a missing 3-year-old girl safe in Beaufort County. More>>
More jobs in our state are on the chopping block. This time, the governor has his sights set on teacher assistants. More>>
Two Pitt County residents are behind bars after police said they hired someone to kill two people. More>>
A large mural shuts down parts of Uptown Greenville. On Monday, the Public Art Collaborative, "Art-Force Program" began installing a three- dimensional mural on Fifth and Evans street. More>>
Identity theft is a major problem. You likely know someone still trying to get their good name back, as well as their credit, because of it.All this week 9 On Your Side is tracking the crime that costs More>>
Students at JH Rose High School got a special visit from man's best friend on Monday. But this wasn't just any dog, it was a specially-trained service dog that can alert a diabetic if his or her blood More>>
Golfers are hitting the greens Monday in honor of an ECU football coach who lost his battle with cancer. Thomas Roggeman, or "Coach Rock" as he was widely known, died in 2010. The assistant coach was More>>
57-year-old Debra Shultis is due in court Monday. Shultis was arrested over the weekend, charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child. She's out jail on a $50,000 bond. More>>
Greenville drivers will need to take a detour this summer.NCDOT crews closed a section of Old River Road from Black Place Drive to Benjamin Drive at 8 o'clock Monday morning to replace the bridge over More>>
They've been fighting for their lives, but on Saturday they got the chance to just be regular kids.
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East Carolina University is sending out another graduating class. Friday marked the first day of the rest of their lives. More>>
Police report Jared Benjamin has returned home safely. More>>
Vidant Medical Center is now equipped with the newest technology in brain surgery. More>>
The Greenville Regional Drug Task Force arrested 3 people they said were selling drugs. Police say Kendell Smith of Winterville had $3,000 worth of cocaine. He's in jail with bond set at $200,000. Investigators also More>>
Police released a composite sketch of a suspect accused of robbing a family in a parking lot. More>>
Greenville Police are investigating an overnight robbery near ECU's campus. More>>
If you get a speeding ticket, you may not have to take off work anymore to handle it court. More>>
A couple, married for more than 60 years, is dead after their home caught on fire. More>>
When it comes to your child's school, less money means fewer resources. And some educators say it's driving the best teachers away. More>>
? Photography by Jay ClarkThe first black student to earn a degree from East Carolina University died this week. Laura Marie Leary Elliott graduated in 1966. She remembered her time at ECU as "lonely" and "scary". But her legacy More>>
A 3 hour checkpoint resulted in 36 tickets. More>>
Officers arrested an ECU student and charged him with being a military deserter. 27-year-old Adam Johnson has been wanted by the Armed Forces since 2009. ECU Police arrested him on the city's greenway More>>
Pitt County dispatchers tell 9 On Your Side a call came in late Wednesday night of a possible shooting in Belvoir. More>>
Greenville Police responded to a call of shots fired on 12th Street late Wednesday night. More>>
A 41-year-old man from Raleigh is in the Pitt County Detention Center for sexual charges against a child.Derk Cholon faces charges including cyberstalking, statutory rape, and indecent liberties with a More>>
Pediatric cancer and other chronic illnesses can keep kids from finding the joy in their young lives, but a local pilot is working to change that. The 2nd Annual Free To Be Me event is coming up... More>>
New jobs are on the way to Greenville.Governor Pat McCrory announced Wednesday that ASMO North America will expand in Pitt County. The global supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems, and components More>>
Children and healthcare. There's an interesting debate in the state senate. More>>
As that warm weather crawls in so do the bugs. You might want to get your house sprayed but if it's not done right it could cost you everything.
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Travis "Pig" RobersonPolice have a teen in custody for assault with a deadly weapon.18-year-old Travis "Pig" Roberson of Greenville was charged with 2 counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle. His arrest follows More>>
America's largest retailer is opening a new store in the east and it's looking to hire hundreds of people to work there. More>>
After some concert-goers were left waiting for refunds after a Keyshia Cole concert is canceled, the promoter says they will get their money back. More>>
A new line of nurses are ready to pursue their passion for caring for others. Pitt Community College honored their new nursing graduates with a formal pinning ceremony Tuesday night. More>>
You could see extra bicycles during your commute Wednesday as students throughout the state participate in the second annual Bike to School Day. More>>
This weekend, college seniors around the country will make their moms proud with a degree on Mother's Day weekend. But in an ever-changing economy, a college degree doesn't automatically mean a paycheck.Seniors More>>
It was the most powerful handgun in the world in the 1930's. And it was the first gun ever owned by a deputy at the Pitt County Sheriff's Office. Now the rare, custom-built gun is hanging in the More>>
A student at AG Cox Middle School is in trouble for bringing a weapon to class. Deputies said when some students saw the 8th grade boy playing with a box cutter, they went straight to the principal. More>>
They're honoring the fallen and remembering the survivors. More>>
It happened around 11 a.m. just north of Nashville at 2000 Exum Road.A young cadet's actions were called into question after a member of the Civil Air Patrol sent out a news release crediting her with saving three people from a burning house. More>>
Greenville Police say they've obtained a search warrant for a man who reported being robbed at an ATM earlier this month. More>>
A Pitt County man facing indecent liberties charges is due in court Monday. More>>
Kids and their parents put their feet to the bicycle pedals, as part of the Winterville Police Department's annual bicycle safety program.
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A bill in our state legislature could change the NC Pre-K eligibility guidelines, potentially cutting the number of children in half. More>>
A Greenville teen is facing DWI charges after crashing a car into a Lenoir County home. More>>
North Carolina's mental health system is riddled with problems. And while most players in the system do what they can to make it work, it's clearly in need of major attention. There are too many More>>
It's a rare virus, but this month, 19 people have contracted measles in North Carolina. The health department says the latest cases popped up in three different counties.
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Women gathered Wednesday in Greenville for the Women for Women annual Power of the Purse Luncheon.It took place at the Greenville Convention Center.Actress Vicki Lawrence delivered today's keynote adress More>>
When it comes to literature, local high school students proved they're "book smart". Dozens of teens from all over Pitt County came together Wednesday for the annual "Book Wars". competition. Six teams More>>
As of an hour ago, he's officially off-duty. Winterville Police Chief Bill Wilkes began his retirement. He's spent 30 years in law enforcement, serving Winterville the last 16 years. Many gathered More>>
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