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Man charged for murder in 2016 shooting death

A man has been charged with an open count of murder today for the shooting death of a 21-year-old in October of last year. Ormond Qudre Cobb, 26, 210 W. Pine St., is accused of shooting Shai Taylor Valentine...

Man beaten with baseball bat, robbed of $20

A 48-year-old man was beaten with a baseball bat and robbed of $20 and his cell phone at his home on Central Heights Road Wednesday evening. The man told police two acquaintances came over to his home at 3118 Central...

No charges filed after assault with a coffee table

A 58-year-old man decided not to prosecute his stepson after the 23-year-old allegedly hit him over the head with a coffee table during an argument Wednesday night. The man and his stepson got into an argument that escalated when his...

Out of the Darkness Walk to raise money to support suicide prevention programs

Diane Coutts organized the first Out of the Darkness Community Walk in 2014 following the suicide of her son. She has since died, but her mission to raise awareness about suicide is being carried on. The walk is scheduled for...

Sexual predator on the run arrested in Pikeville

Wayne County sheriff's deputies arrested a convicted sexual predator reportedly on the run from Maryland law enforcement in Pikeville Tuesday. Gary McGlothlin Jr., 51, was picked up on a fugitive warrant and is being held without bond as he awaits...

Board, mayor talk sewer study

Fremont Mayor Darron Flowers Tuesday sought to clarify the town's position on a proposed feasibility study to look at the possibility of merging the sewer systems of Fremont, Eureka and Goldsboro."Fremont does endorse the sewer study," Flowers told Wayne County...

To become a citizen

Qun Wan and his wife, Su Dong, scurried into the atrium at Wayne Community College on Wednesday morning, slowing down for no one. The occasion was too important and they didn't want to be late. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,...

GPAC offers stern warning and hope

People make choices every day -- what to wear, what to eat, when to go to sleep. And sometimes those choices are more significant than others -- whether to take a new job, who to marry, whether to move or...