Is Marvin Williams competent for death penalty?

A Goldsboro man who has spent the past two decades on death row will find out Thursday morning if his attorneys have been successful in convincing a judge that he is mentally retarded and should not be executed for the...

Published: Jan 31, 2012 1:52 PM Full Story

Rapist gets time in prison

The suspect in the 2010 rape of an 85-year-old woman just outside of Mount Olive pleaded guilty earlier this month in Duplin County Superior Court. Romeo Villatoro will serve between 18 and 24 years in prison after pleading guilty...

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Driver to plead in deadly crash

Mark Aaron Pope of Fremont is expected to appear in Wayne County Superior Court on Wednesday morning to face charges in connection with the death of three passengers who were with him when he crashed his car in October...

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Kidnap victim released; one still being held

One of the two Goldsboro men kidnapped at gunpoint by six masked men Sunday night has been released. Israil Aguirre, 24, was set free Monday morning, Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies said. Geniro Jamis, 48, is still being held by...

Published: Jan 31, 2012 1:52 PM Full Story