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Third person charged in Robert Baymon homicide investigation

A third person has been charged in the killing of Robert Baymon ---- this time on charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and accessory after the fact to murder. Baymon, 60, was shot inside his Eason Street home on...

Wayne County Sheriff's Office makes four more arrests in dog fighting ring

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office Monday served four more warrants on people connected with a Lenoir County dog fighting ring. Thomas E. Whitehorn Jr., 39, of 504 Dail St., Kevin Anthony Winn, 28, of 208 E. Kornegay St. in Mount...

Man tells police he was robbed at gunpoint and then chased by gunmen

A man reported being robbed at gunpoint at the Friendly Mart on N.C. 111 South and Spring Bank Road around 11 p.m. Monday, after police found him knocking on doors on Forest Knoll Road around midnight Tuesday, according to a...

Stolen car is crashed into a bridge pillar on William Street

The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating after an unknown suspect stole a car and later crashed it into a bridge pillar Monday night. According to an investigation report, at around 11 p.m. Monday the victim reported that their white 2004...

$2,000 worth of appliances stolen from unoccupied home North Carolina Street

Someone stole over $2,000 worth of electrical appliances from an unoccupied home on the 900 block of  North Carolina Street Monday, according to a Goldsboro Police Department investigation report. According to the report, the owner of the property told police...

Four tires stolen off of Mercedes at automotive shop

The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating after an unknown suspect stole all four tires off of a car at Northend Automotive Monday. According to the report, officers responded to a larceny call from Northend Automotive, at 303 E. Holly St.,...

Man tells police he was robbed at gunpoint and then chased by gunmen

A man reported being robbed at gunpoint at the Friendly Mart on N.C. 111 South and Spring Bank Road around 11 p.m. Monday, after police found him knocking on doors on Forest Knoll Road around midnight Tuesday, according to a...

Person injured after object thrown at vehicle on N.C. 111

A motorist suffered several small cuts to his face early Tuesday morning after someone threw objects at his vehicle, breaking the windshield and side window. It was the seventh such object-throwing incident reported along U.S. 111 South since last week....

A haunting trail of fears

Dennis Webb has a goal of one day creating a full-scale haunted mansion. Until then, a heavily wooded area behind his house will do. Webb and a group of friends took three days to construct a haunted trail behind...

Businesses can apply for additional recovery assistance

RALEIGH -- Gov. Roy Cooper is encouraging small businesses affected by Hurricane Matthew to apply now for financing through a $15 million program from the North Carolina Department of Commerce and nonprofit lenders. The N.C. Community Development Block Grant...

Virtual tour offers glimpse of dementia

A free dementia caregiver workshop will be held next month, featuring speakers and an opportunity to experience the virtual dementia tour. Sponsored by AlzNC, Alzheimer's North Carolina Inc. and Eastern Carolina Council on Aging, the event will take place Nov....