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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Three face charges in gun thefts

Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of more than $72,000 worth of guns from WT's Gun Shop in May. Quandre Roshawn Weeks, 20, of 804 N. Pineview Ave., is charged with breaking and entering, larceny...

Sonny the Pickle Pup memorialized

MOUNT OLIVE -- The pickle pup with the big personality, who was dyed and groomed to resemble Mt. Olive Pickle Co. mascot Ollie Q. Cumber for the North Carolina Pickle Festival in April, died during the night Tuesday at...

Harris Teeter grocery store chain signs lease for Goldsboro

After no less than two false alarms and months of speculation, it has been confirmed by a Harris Teeter spokesperson that the company will bring one of its grocery stores to Goldsboro. Danna Jones, the Matthews-based company's communication specialist,...

New program gives students chance to buy electronic texts

As the price of a college education continues to rise, and along with it, the cost of books, sometimes students are forced to choose between the two. "It's been a struggle for students to afford the tuition and the textbooks...

City man found dead on street

A city man was shot and killed Wednesday night. Goldsboro police found the body of Delindao Alijuwon Miller, 23, in the 600 block of West Holly Street at about 11 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Miller's...

Marker planned for local B-52 crash site

Some were stirred by a thunderous crash -- and looked outside to find their world on fire. Others remember helicopters flying overhead -- how the government locked down a huge portion of a small community in the middle of the...

Public record

Shots fired into home Delbert Taylor, 87, said a bullet came into his house in the 1900 block of Englewood Drive while he was in the home about 8 p.m. Monday. He said he was watching a Western TV show...