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DWI In Eastern Carolina: Community Solutions
Last Updated: 9:43 PM 11/06/09 - As we wrap up our week long look at drinking and driving, there's a message some groups across eastern Carolina want to send. Reducing or stopping drinking and driving isn't just the job of law enforcement.
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New Mayor For Washington
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Last Updated: 9:08 PM 11/03/09 - Voters in the city of Washington in Beaufort County elected a new mayor. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Man Sought In Washington Double Shooting
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Last Updated: 8:47 PM 11/04/09 - There is now a suspect in Tuesday afternoon's shooting that wounded two Washington men. Warrants have been issued for Omar Blount. (Full Story)
Four People Hospitalized After Highway 264 Accident
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Last Updated: 10:03 PM 10/31/09 - Four people were taken to Pitt County Memorial Hospital Friday Night who were involved in an accident on 264 east bound between Washington and Greenville.. (Full Story)
15-Year-Old Mother Shares Her Story
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Last Updated: 9:27 AM 10/30/09 - So at what age should you talk to your kids about sex and the dangers it could lead to like diseases or pregnancy? For one Beaufort County teen that issue is water under the bridge because at 15 she's already a mother. (Full Story)
 Suspects Named In Washington Shooting
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Last Updated: 8:40 PM 10/29/09 - Police say the shooting happened around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday on Havens Street. (Full Story)
Legal Fight Over Long Term Suspension May Go To State Supreme Court
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Last Updated: 7:03 AM 10/29/09 - The legal fight stemming from a fight at a local high school could go all the way to the State Supreme Court. (Full Story)
Housing Authority Agreement Saves Apartment Complex
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Last Updated: 7:24 PM 10/28/09 - An apartment complex at risk for closing is now being managed by the Washington Housing Authority. (Full Story)
Shooting Investigation In Washington
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Last Updated: 10:39 PM 10/27/09 - It happened at the intersection of 4th and Haven Street.
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 Adult Spelling Bee Brings Competition
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Last Updated: 10:04 PM 10/27/09 - About 22 teams participated in the adult team spelling bee at P.S. Jones Middle School sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber Of Commerce. The fundraiser helps bring money to educational efforts in the county. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Police Search For Carjacker Called Off
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Last Updated: 8:42 PM 10/29/09 - Police say they are confident the gunman has left the immediate area of Tuesday night's armed carjacking. (Full Story)
Beaufort County Man Wants To Know Who Set His Dog On Fire
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Last Updated: 9:14 PM 10/26/09 - Tony Lewis believes someone took some type of lighter fluid to ignite the skin on his seven year-old American Walker Fox Hound.
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Body Found, Investigation Now Underway
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Last Updated: 10:29 PM 10/23/09 - An investigation is underway in the death of a Grimesland man, who was initially found unresponsive in a yard in Beaufort County. (Full Story)
Fourteen Pounds Of Pot Seized, Trio Arrested
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Last Updated: 9:40 PM 10/23/09 - Three Beaufort County people are facing various drug charges after their arrest on Tuesday. (Full Story)
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Gone In Many Counties
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Last Updated: 8:23 PM 10/22/09 - While the seasonal flu season has just begun, the vaccine to prevent it is no where to be found.
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Long Battle Comes To An End For Local Volunteer Firefighter
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Last Updated: 8:59 AM 10/23/09 - A family of loved ones and firefighters will soon say goodbye to one of their own in a grand scale funeral procession through one Eastern Carolina city. (Full Story)
Washington Fire Under Investigation
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Last Updated: 9:49 PM 10/20/09 - The cause of a house fire in Washington is under investigation. (Full Story)
Family Loses 2nd Home To Fire This Year
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Last Updated: 11:47 PM 10/20/09 - A Beaufort County family is trying to pick up the pieces, after a fire destroyed their home for the second time in six months. (Full Story)
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