Two local men on Friday received double-digit years of federal prison sentences in connectio… Read moreTwo local gang members sentenced for drug trafficking
The condition of a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound found Thursday morning in downtow… Read moreMan shoots self across from Nash County Courthouse
A former longtime regional field representative for a since-retired U.S. senator was honored… Read moreChamber pays tribute to former longtime U.S. Senate regional representative
Nash County Public Schools recently was informed that its Air Force Junior Reserve Officer T… Read moreNorthern Nash JROTC program removed from closure list
The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year on Thursday nig… Read moreChamber honors mayor with Distinguished Citizen award
A retired U.S. Navy two-star admiral is going to be in Rocky Mount in a few weeks to speak a… Read moreRetired admiral, Top Gun pilot to speak at Chamber breakfast
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Fans of race car driving can explore the thrilling illustrated story of NASCAR stock car rac… Read moreNASCAR book to arrive in April
A SouthWest Edgecombe football player will continue his career at the next level. Read moreSWE's Powell to play football at Louisburg
Revenge is sweet, sayeth the Bishops. Read moreREVENGE IS SWEET: Wesleyan men hold off Peace; stay stop USA South
The North Carolina Athletic Directors Association (NCADA) has announced that Michael Gainey … Read moreRocky Mount's Michael Gainey selected for NCADA Hall of Fame
It proved to be a historic night for Dee Graham on Tuesday. Read moreGraham reaches 1,000 points in Lady Gryphons rout
A 12-0 run at the end of the second quarter gave Rocky Mount’s varsity boys some breathing r… Read moreBoys Basketball Roundup: Late second-quarter run fuels Rocky Mount boys
It didn’t take long for Ted Budd, recently sworn in as North Carolina’s newest U.S. senator, to start twisting the truth. Read moreEditorial: New job, same old Ted Budd
Political news pounces on any poll suggesting Republicans’ preference for the 2024 presidential candidate. Little attention has landed on the Democratic side, where the numbers have been quite interesting. Read moreFroma Harrop: Pete Buttigieg might be an ideal 2024 candidate
Hena Khan was raised in the Washington suburbs, the daughter of immigrants from Pakistan, and she describes the experience this way: “When I was growing up, it was really more about feeling invisible and not thinking my culture mattered. Nobody at school knew anything about being a Muslim, being a Pakistani American. My teachers often couldn’t identify Pakistan on a map.” Read moreSteven Roberts: Book-banning a terrifying trend
There’s a reason longtime State Auditor Beth Wood commands respect (some might say deference) from Democrats and Republicans alike. Read moreEditorial: Beth Wood should tell us the whole truth
Once again, the nation is traumatized by horrible video of police brutally beating to death a Black man. Need I note the victim was Black? Would we be less or more traumatized if the victim were white? Read moreStar Parker: Police need personal responsibility for behavior
Rural North Carolina has some of the most beautiful scenery in America, as documented by the growing numbers of tourists. Almost 40 percent of our 10.5 million residents live in the 80 counties considered rural, defined as having a population density of 250 people or fewer per square mile. Demographers tell us rural citizens are older, poorer, more obese, have higher blood pressures, greater instances of diabetes, and a lower life expectancy than state averages. Read moreTom Campbell: Rural healthcare in critical condition
The mission of Keep America Beautiful is “to inspire and educate people to take action every… Read moreStephanie Collins: Local cleanup, recycling events aid area
We live in a post-pandemic world, and job seekers have had to adapt to a new way of job sear… Read moreChristy Skojec Taylor: How to avoid costly mistakes in virtual interviews
Nash UNC Health Care has appointed three new members to its Board of Commissioners to fill s… Read moreNash UNC adds new board members
N.C. Wesleyan University has submitted the substantive change application for its new Master… Read moreN.C. Wesleyan launches new master’s degree program
We’ve witnessed an onslaught of cybersecurity threats and ransomware recently. Read moreJeremy Taylor:Tips to help protect your workforce from cyberattacks
Each year, our United Way facilitates the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards for outstandin… Read moreGinny Mohrbutter: Time to honor our local volunteers
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Eyes were locked on the Carolina skies Saturday as a suspected Chinese spy balloon ended a weeklong traverse over the U.S., drifted over the Atlantic Ocean and was shot down by a fighter jet. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina people lined a boardwalk and cheered as a missile from an F-22 fighter struck the balloon and it plummeted into the water. As the balloon came over Myrtle Beach, software consultant Haley Walsh says she saw it floating in the clear blue sky. She felt and heard a boom and ran outside where she saw the balloon tumbling down.
The U.S. military has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on orders from President Joe Biden after it had crossed over sensitive military sites across North America. Pentagon officials say an F-22 fighter jet fired a missile at the balloon, puncturing it while it was off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Navy is taking the lead in an operation to recover the remnants. Officials have said Biden wanted the balloon downed earlier but was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water. Military officials determined that bringing it down over land would pose an undue risk to people on the ground.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Dale Lieser believes in blooming where he’s planted.
The car owned by a missing 74-year-old Florida Lyft driver has been found in North Carolina and the man who was driving it is wanted in connection with a homicide last week in southwest Florida. Authorities said Friday that Gary Levin has been missing since Monday, when his family believes he picked up a customer in Palm Beach County, Florida. His red 2022 Kia Stinger was spotted in Miami that day and later in north Florida. The vehicle was then seen Thursday evening in North Carolina and driver Matthew Flores was arrested following a police chase. Flores is a suspect in a slaying that occurred nearly a week before Levin went missing.
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Eyes were locked on the Carolina skies Saturday as a suspected Chinese spy balloon ended a weeklong traverse over the U.S., drifted over the Atlantic Ocean and was shot down by a fighter jet. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina people lined a boardwalk and cheered as a missile from an F-22 fighter struck the balloon and it plummeted into the water. As the balloon came over Myrtle Beach, software consultant Haley Walsh says she saw it floating in the clear blue sky. She felt and heard a boom and ran outside where she saw the balloon tumbling down.
The U.S. military has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on orders from President Joe Biden after it had crossed over sensitive military sites across North America. Pentagon officials say an F-22 fighter jet fired a missile at the balloon, puncturing it while it was off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Navy is taking the lead in an operation to recover the remnants. Officials have said Biden wanted the balloon downed earlier but was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water. Military officials determined that bringing it down over land would pose an undue risk to people on the ground.
A train derailment and resulting large fire have prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line. Norfolk Southern says about 50 cars derailed Friday night in East Palestine from a train carrying a variety of freight from Madison, Illinois to Conway, Pennsylvania. No injuries were reported. Federal officials said 14 cars containing vinyl chloride were involved and have been exposed to fire, and one car is ‘intermittently releasing' its contents as designed. Officials have said air quality monitors had shown no levels of concern. Residents within a mile were evacuated and others urged to shelter in place.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The life of Los Angeles’ most famous mountain lion followed a path known only to the biggest of Hollywood stars: Discovered on-camera in 2012, the cougar adopted a stage name and enjoyed a decade of celebrity status before his tragic death late last year.
