Friday, August 13, 2010
From the witness list
Here is a selection of the witnesses from the first day of testimony in the Cesar Laurean trial: Prosecution, Witness No. 1 -- Daniel Durham: Durham, a Marine with 10 years in the service, told the court the victim, Lance...Published: Aug 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Social studies course will take students around the world
A pilot social studies course being introduced in Wayne County this fall has the potential to not only incorporate other subjects, but improve student test scores, officials say. Global Connections was approved by the State Department of Education and initially...Published: Aug 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Witnesses take stand in Cesar Laurean trial
Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson wanted the jury to see the crime scene -- the "shallow grave" from which the remains of United States Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her unborn baby were excavated Jan. 12, 2008. So...Published: Aug 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Ambulance hit by unknown vehicle
Shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, a Wayne County EMS ambulance was rear-ended by someone driving a black sports utility vehicle or van, according to the state Highway Patrol. The driver then fled the scene heading towards Dudley on 117...Published: Aug 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Woman, son charged after meth lab discovery
SEVEN SPRINGS -- A woman and her son have been charged by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office with operating a methamphetamine lab at her home on Jerusalem Church Road, just across the Wayne County line. Vanessa Jean Willis, 51,...Published: Aug 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Live from the courtroom: Second day of Laurean trial concludes
Court proceedings in the second day of the state's first-degree murder case against Cesar Laurean continued at 9:30 a.m. this morning when the state called Frank Davis, the vice president of Marine Federal Credit Union, to the witness stand.Davis is...Published: Aug 13, 2010 9:25 AM Full Story