Wayne County woman runs over scooter, shoots home

A Wayne County woman is charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling after a neighbor discovered a bullet in his residence Sunday. Starsha Topreme Sutton, 33, allegedly shot a round into the home of Johnny Rodriguez, 31, 109 Deer...

Published: May 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Two men charged with drug trafficking

The Goldsboro/Wayne County Interagency Drug Task Force, investigating the ongoing illegal distribution of heroin in Wayne County, charged two men with drug trafficking following a traffic stop on Tommy's Road. Michael Patrick Obrien, 44, of Dudley, is charged with...

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Commissioners schedule hearing on spending plan

Wayne County commissioners had few questions Tuesday for Interim County Manager George Wood as he presented his $136 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2014-15. Even agencies that last year were the center of contentious debate failed to generate any...

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WCC students chosen for Golden LEAF scholarships

Nineteen students from Wayne Community College were selected to receive spring semester scholarships through the Golden LEAF Scholarship program for the North Carolina Community College System. Curriculum (college credit) recipients and their programs of study were Elizabeth Audela, criminal...

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Cooling down

Madison Lee, 6, takes a sip of her cherry shaved ice while her grandmother, Phyllis Coley, steals a taste Tuesday afternoon. Madison, a first-grader at North Duplin Elementary School, was among those looking for a cool treat to temper...

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Crime of the Week

On May 13, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a shots fired call at 101 Ervin Drive where they located 42-year-old Doral Best deceased from gunshot wound. On May 21 at approximately 6 p.m., the Goldsboro...

Published: May 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story