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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Shooting victim dies in hospital

The victim of a shooting on Sunday in front of Donel's Convenience Store at 518 E. Elm St. died Tuesday morning after being taken off life support at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Versean Jenkins, 21, of 425 Hollowell...

SBI talks about how to keep children safe online

Special agents from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's Office of Special Investigations held a joint task force meeting Tuesday on base to discuss Internet crimes being committed against children and what...

City looks at raising fees

Motorists and business owners could be looking at new fees in the coming year in the city of Goldsboro's proposed 2016-17 budget. A new motor vehicle registration tax is being considered to help pay for new street construction or...

Budget includes lower tax rate

Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning took the wraps off a $148,292,780 general fund budget proposal that would reduce the tax rate from 66.50 to 66.35 cents per $100 of property value. The proposal, that does not include any fee...

Airman stationed at SJAFB confesses to murder

An airman stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base has confessed to murdering his estranged wife in front of their 2-year-old child. Steven Williams, 30, is charged with second-degree murder and child neglect for allegedly murdering Tricia Williams Todd, 30....

Board of trustees tours new education center

The Wayne Community College board of trustees moved its meeting venue to the Advanced Manufacturing Center or Wayne WORKS Tuesday night, taking a tour of the site where several programs will move and getting an update on the presidential...

Sheriff's deputy sustains injuries in suspect pursuit

A Wayne County sheriff's deputy sustained minor injuries following a vehicle and foot chase on Saturday. Deputy Chris Gustafson attempted to stop a vehicle being driven by Clarence Parks Jr. when Parks allegedly sped away from Gustafson. As Gustafson...

Crime of the week

On Sunda around 12:15 a.m., Versean Jenkins was shot multiple times while at Donel's Convenience Store, 518 E. Elm St. Jenkins was taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Jenkins has since died...