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Man chases suspect after break-in try

A fleet-footed citizen chased a suspect from the scene of an alleged motor vehicle break-in at 1:20 a.m. Sunday. The suspect got away, but was soon captured by Goldsboro police. Jacob David Smith, 21, of Audubon Avenue, is charged...

Taking Wayne in a new direction

Wayne County Manager George Wood sums up the county's most pressing need in one word -- facilities. And it is an overcrowded jail that is at the head of that list. The existing jail is costing the county nearly...

Man victim of second drive-by shooting

For the second time in 31 days, bullets fired from a passing vehicle failed to hit Solomon Herring, Goldsboro police say. Herring, 25, has twice been the victim in reported drive-by shootings at his residence in the 1600 block...

Suspect tries to become victim

A man flagged down a Goldsboro police officer near the scene of a reported breaking and entering in progress Saturday and claimed to be the victim, but was later identified by a witness as the suspect, according to police....

WCC's Albertson, White-Wallace honored

The Wayne Community College unit of the Association Educational Office Professionals, or AEOP, recognized its administrator and professional of the year at its annual administrators luncheon recently. WCC President Dr. Kay Albertson was named this year's Administrator of the Year...