July Fourth weekend travelers getting ready to hit the highway

An estimated 42 million Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend -- the most in eight years, according to the American Automobile Association. Many in North Carolina will be heading for the beach, and the sudden rash of...

Published: Jul 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

Police looking for shooting suspect

A man shot multiple times late Wednesday night after a fight in the Day Circle housing community is recovering at Wayne Memorial Hospital today. A woman grazed by gunfire was also treated at the scene. Montay Lashay Exum, 29,...

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Seymour Johnson Air Force Base fireworks canceled

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base officials have postponed the Independence Day celebration that was scheduled to unfold this evening due to the threat of bad weather. The event will now take place Aug. 21....

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Board eyeing district budget

The Wayne County Board of Education approved a $43 million interim budget at a special called meeting Tuesday. The interim budget is intended to carry the school system through the summer months, or at least until the state budget...

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Arrests made in two local meth lab raids

The Wayne County Sheriff's announced this morning arrests in two separate methamphetamine manufacturing operations. One group of suspects was tracked all the way to Louisiana. According to a press release issued today, the Wayne County Drug Task Force and the...

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