Driver dies after collision on U.S. 13

Goldsboro resident James Wells, 65, of 238 Ryan Way, was killed Sunday night when the pickup truck he was driving was involved in an accident at the intersection of Saulston Road and U.S. 13 North. The accident happened about 10:30...

Published: Jan 4, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

Reading time

Linda Olanovich helps her 16-month-old granddaughter Eleanor Swanson put paper feathers on a cutout of a peacock that they were making after story-telling time at the Pikeville branch of the Wayne County Library on Thursday. The library, located on West...

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Plant is now up and running

A recently completed $900 million modernization project at the Progress Energy H.F. Lee Plant began commercial operation this week. The 920-megawatt plant is now using a natural gas combined-cycle design that is more efficient than the old coal-fired units. It...

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Suspect sought in home invasion

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive police are searching for two men, one of them identified, in connection with a pair of violent break-ins pulled off simultaneously on Dec. 31. An arrest warrant has been issued for Shawnquel Camorra Futrelle,...

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