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Friday, July 1, 2016

Teen shot and killed on Holly Street

A 17-year-old Goldsboro man was killed in an early morning shooting on Holly Street today. The body of Montez Lamar Wilson was found by Goldsboro police around 2:20 a.m. after officers responded to a report of shots being fired....

Low gasoline prices increase travel

AAA Carolinas expects the highest Fourth of July travel on record this weekend due to gas prices that remain at their lowest point since 2005. Nearly 1.8 million North and South Carolinians will travel over the holiday weekend, which...

Woman dies in wreck on N.C. 222

A 91-year-old Eureka woman is dead after she ran off the road at 2418 N.C. 222 East Thursday afternoon. Leona Sasser Cobb, of 129 N. Church St., Eureka, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck after crashing...

Under new command

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is officially under new leadership. Col. Christopher Sage formally assumed command from Brigadier Gen. Mark Slocum before an audience of hundreds at the official change of command ceremony Thursday. With civilians and fellow airmen...

Teen, six vehicles struck by gunfire

An 18-year-old from Raleigh was injured and six vehicles were damaged by gunfire Wednesday afternoon at the Safeway Gas Station at 1901 N. William St. D'Qurious Bradford, of Navaho Drive in Raleigh, was hit in his foot by gunfire while...

Bentonville Battlefield offers Saturday tours

FOUR OAKS -- Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site and the Friends of Bentonville Battlefield Inc. are excited to offer battlefield tours to the general public the first Saturday of each month during the summer season. These tours will take on...