Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The timeline
8:00 a.m. - Reports of shots fired at Wayne Community College in the Wayne Learning Center roll across police scanners. 8:11 a.m. - Goldsboro Police Department arrives on the scene. Shortly thereafter, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office also arrives on...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Man, 20, teen girl charged in murder
LAGRANGE -- A 13-year-old girl and the 20-year-old man she was in a relationship with have been charged with the Sunday morning stabbing death of the girl's mother. Roderick Rico Wyche, 20, of Promise Land Road in LaGrange is...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Community service set for Thursday
A time of prayer is being planned for Thursday to pray for the community in the wake of Monday's tragedy on the Wayne Community College campus. The service will be held from 12:15-12:45 p.m. at First Baptist Church, said...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Captured: Police discover shooting suspect Kenneth Stancil III sleeping on a Florida beach
The manhunt for Kenneth Morgan Stancil III, 20, came to an end in Daytona Beach, Fla., early this morning when beach patrol officers discovered the suspected murderer sleeping on the beach at 1:20 a.m. He had a knife in his...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
College president speaks about shooting aftermath
She never thought this day would come. So Dr. Kay Albertson sat behind her desk following a press conference Monday afternoon -- composed, yet obviously drained. How could this have happened inside the college she has led for nearly...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Schools lock down after shooting
Wayne County School Board Member Rick Pridgen has had many conversations with his wife, Allison, about school safety and the realization that school shootings are becoming more a question of "when" than "if." Monday's shooting at Wayne Community College...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Student safety is key at WCDS
Keeping students safe and calm was the order of the day Monday at Wayne Country Day School, the private school located just around the corner from Wayne Community College. Before the news had even circulated, school personnel became aware...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Memorial set up at WCC to honor lost colleague
Mary Beth Taylor paused beneath the Plonk Memorial Clock -- a landmark nestled in the center of the Wayne Community College campus. She held a candle in her hands -- then, placed it on the bricks at the base of...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Investigators probe suspect's residence
Wayne County investigators searched a mobile home Monday afternoon that reportedly belongs to Kenneth Morgan Stancil III, the man charged with fatally shooting Ron Lane on the Wayne Community College campus Monday morning. And while they would not comment...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Leaders tour new school
Kevin Smith, right, who will serve as the principal at the new Spring Creek Middle School, talks with Wayne County Commissioner Ed Cromartie, left, during a Monday afternoon tour of the school by commissioners and Board of Education. It...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Andy's Foundation donates $50,000
MOUNT OLIVE -- Andy's Charitable Foundation has made a $50,000 commitment to the University of Mount Olive's planned track and lacrosse complex. "As a Wayne County-based company with a long-standing commitment to giving back to the local community, we...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Police involuntarily commit man for strange behavior at BB&T
Goldsboro police Monday secured involuntary commitment papers against a Goldsboro man after he attempted to turn in a deposit slip with "outrageous" numbers at a Goldsboro bank. It was not a robbery attempt, said police Capt. Dwayne Dean. Dean...Published: Apr 14, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Murder investigated as hate crime
The Goldsboro Police Department announced at a press conference earlier today that the murder of Wayne Community College employee Ron Lane, 44, is being investigated as a hate crime. Lane was killed on the college campus Monday when a...Published: Apr 14, 2015 12:34 PM Full Story