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RM Doctor Returns From Haiti
Last Updated: 9:05 PM 02/07/10 - Rocky Mount doctor returns from Haiti and shares his stories and pictures with WITN.
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Planners In Rocky Mount Concerned With Gaming Parlors
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Last Updated: 4:48 PM 02/07/10 - Planning officials in an eastern North Carolina city are watching gaming parlors emerge in recent months while lawmakers and state courts debate whether they are legal. (Full Story)
POLICE: Three Armed Robberies Solved With Man's Arrest
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Last Updated: 8:49 PM 02/05/10 - Charles Phillips is charged with two armed robberies in Rocky Mount and another one in Sharpsburg. (Full Story)
President Nominates Nash County Lawman For U.S. Marshal
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Last Updated: 4:52 PM 02/04/10 - An Eastern Carolina narcotics commander has been nominated by President Obama to become the U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina. (Full Story)
$1,000 Utility Bill For January!
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Last Updated: 10:29 AM 02/05/10 - You might expect your utility bill to be a little higher during this cold snap, but $1,000!
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Making Up Snow Days
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Last Updated: 8:25 PM 02/03/10 - Students in two eastern Carolina school districts will head back to the classroom Thursday for the first time since the weekend winter storm. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Missing Woman Found Okay
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Last Updated: 1:35 PM 02/03/10 - Sharen Lynch was last seen leaving her home on South Raleigh Street Monday night around 11:00 p.m. (Full Story)
Some Secondary Roads Still Impassable
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Last Updated: 8:00 PM 02/01/10 - Many counties in the east are still struggling to clear all the snow and ice from roadways, leaving many secondary roads, impassable. (Full Story)
POSTAL SERVICE: Clear Ice, Snow From Mailboxes
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Last Updated: 8:10 PM 02/01/10 - The Postal Service reminds customers to make sure their mailman can get to their mailbox because of the snow. (Full Story)
Area Hospitals See An Increase In Weather Related Injuries
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Last Updated: 11:13 AM 01/31/10 - With the icy conditions sticking around for another day, a couple of area hospitals are reporting an increase in weather related injuries. (Full Story)
Slick Roads In Nash County
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Last Updated: 6:38 PM 01/30/10 - The black asphalt on Highway 581 South in Nash County was camouflaged by the white snow on top of the road.
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Storm Preps In Edgecombe County
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Last Updated: 8:58 PM 01/29/10 - The Edgecombe County area could see about 4 to 8 inches of snow before it's all over. And the DOT and emergency crews say they are prepared. (Full Story)
STORM WATCH: D.O.T. Storm Preparations Underway
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Last Updated: 1:32 PM 01/29/10 - D.O.T. crews across Eastern Carolina are gearing up for the possibility of snow this weekend. Click the story for a link to live statewide road conditions. (Full Story)
 Couple Allegedly Attempts To Swindle Elderly Woman Out Of Life Savings
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Last Updated: 12:14 PM 01/26/10 - A husband and wife are accused of trying to steal an elderly woman's life savings, state officials say. (Full Story)
 Second Priest Suspended Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Last Updated: 3:04 PM 01/25/10 - Another Catholic priest who served in Eastern Carolina has been suspended from his duties because of allegation of sexual misconduct. Father Kenneth Parker was a pastor in Tarboro in the 1970's. (Full Story)
Robbery Suspects Sought In Rocky Mount
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Last Updated: 10:15 PM 01/24/10 - They are accused of holding down Donte Howard Saturday night outside Jimmy's Food Mart on Raleigh Road and robbing him.
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Silver Alert For Nash County Man Cancelled
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Last Updated: 9:26 PM 01/22/10 - Authorities say the man was found in a swamp. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Driver Charged After School Bus Accident
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Last Updated: 9:28 PM 01/22/10 - The accident sent five children to the hospital. It happened Friday morning in Edgecombe County. (Full Story)
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