Silver Alert issued for missing man in Plymouth
Mon Apr 20 9:44 pm
WASHINGTON COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Plymouth Police Department are seeking help in locating a missing endangered person. Officers said they were notified that Wilbur White had not returned home as expected on April 20, and according to a family member, White had left his residence at 10:30amto go to a Food Lion and would [...]
Elizabeth City teen arrested for domestic violence, assault
Mon Apr 20 8:34 pm
ELIZABETH CITY, NC. (WNCT) -- The Elizabeth City Police Department arrested an 18-year-old man after an assault call on April 20th. According to officials at approximately 11:08 a.m., officers with the Elizabeth City Police Department responded to an assault call in the 700 block of Laurel Avenue. Officials said upon arrival, officers confirmed that an [...]
Hit-and-run involving bicyclist on Highway 17 South
Mon Apr 20 8:10 pm
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) -- The New Bern Police Department is seeking information regarding a hit-and-run involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist. According to officials at approximately 4:17 a.m., police officers and the Craven County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a traffic collision on Highway 17 South. According to dispatch, a bicyclist [...]
ECU Cheerleading wins NCA championship
Mon Apr 20 7:45 pm
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The ECU Cheerleading team won the National Cheerleaders Association competition in Daytona Florida. NCA is a competition between college cheer teams where they compete their two minuet and 15 second routines that they worked on all year. ECU competed in the intermediate D1 large coed division. The ECU cheer team was [...]
Duplin County authorities probe deadly stabbing
Mon Apr 20 5:56 pm
DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Duplin County Sheriff's Office are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on April 19. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to 312 Broadway Street in Pink Hill around 12:45am to an incident involving a stabbing. The victim, identified as Jermaine [...]
Goldsboro to start voluntary water conservation due to drought conditions
Mon Apr 20 5:40 pm
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The City of Goldsboro announced they are implementing a voluntary water conservation effective April 20. According to the City's Code Of Ordinances, voluntary conservation is triggered when the Neuse River reaches 51.5 feet mean sea level for seven consecutive days, and officials said the current river level is 51.8 feet [...]
Multiple charges filed against two men in Lenoir County vehicle thefts
Mon Apr 20 5:28 pm
LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office said two men have been arrested in connection to multiple vehicle thefts in Kinston. Joshua Blake Gross and William Jordan Riley are facing multiple charges including possession of stolen goods and felony conspiracy. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to 3150 Kelly Road on [...]
Woman convicted in 2023 Midway Park drowning case
Mon Apr 20 3:35 pm
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- A woman has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and felony negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury after a six-year-old died under her supervision in 2023. Dominique Sandra Lewis was found guilty on April 17, 2026, and she faces two concurrent sentences, where she could spend upwards of 67 [...]
'He had no choice': Neighbors react to home invasion turned deadly in Statesville
Mon Apr 20 12:39 pm
STATESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Statesville man shot and killed someone this weekend in what police say was a possible home invasion. "I heard, 'Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,'" said Danielle Turner, who lives next door. Turner says there was some "ruckus" before the gunfire. PREVIOUS | Statesville home invasion turns deadly, 24-year-old [...]
LIVE UPDATES: 2 people dead, 5 hurt in mass shooting at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem, police say
Mon Apr 20 12:36 pm
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Two teens were killed, and five teens were left with injuries after a fight that escalated into a deadly mass shooting in a Winston-Salem park, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. Police say that there was a "planned fight involving several young individuals" that escalated into a shootout at around 9:52 [...]
