Deric Rush
Reporter/MMJ
Greenville, North Carolina
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Deric Rush graduated from the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism & Mass Communications with B.A. in Broadcast Journalism.
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Roe v. Wade ruling draws contrasting reactions.
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Coalition helps black businesses stay afloat.
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Updates to affordable housing units like Town Center Apartments provide chances at better living conditions for a group some describe as the backbone of the community.
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The state Department of Health and Human Services says it has more than 367 providers across all 100 state counties signed up to receive and administer vaccines.
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StarMed Healthcare hosted a free baby formula giveaway Thursday outside of the Christian Life Fellowship Center in Onslow County.
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The North Carolina public library system is having in-person summer sessions again for the first time since the start of the pandemic in parts of Eastern Carolina.
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“We don’t always do things for the honor or being recognized, so just to be out here and people clapping and cheering for you... it’s amazing," Navy Cmdr. Matt Michalowicz said.
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Many Eastern Carolinians are heading to the coast to escape the higher temperatures inland.
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Efforts to restore a local river receive global reconigition.
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Carbon dioxide level rise could prove costly for eastern North Carolina.
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State and county health officials, as well as faith-based organization leaders, spoke about the impacts the $750 million in settlement funding will have on substance abuse resources.
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[It] isn’t really going to make a difference if they’re still able to get anything and everything," the owner of an Eastern Carolina gun shop said.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts more than 20 named storms throughout this hurricane season.
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“Last year from May 1st to May 31st, our positive rate was 8%. This year, our positive rate is 25%,” Dr. Arin Piramzadian, StarMed Healthcare chief medical officer said.
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Children’s Transport units provide a smoother ride for kids.
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“For whom the bell tolls” Jacksonville community honors fallen on Memorial Day.
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Inflation won’t stop some Crystal Coast vacation plans.
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Lifeguards gear up for busy Memorial Day Weekend.
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Mobile medical units bring resources to rural communities.
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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies say call volumes have nearly tripled this spring compared with the fall and winter in some parts of Eastern Carolina.
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Partisan primary races with more than two people running require candidates to win more than 30% of votes in their race to secure their party’s nomination for the general election.
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The City of Jacksonville held a special Peace Officers Memorial ceremony on Friday, where those attending remembered officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
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Health experts worry COVID death tolls pose threat to summer plans.
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Americans continue to try and survive the worst inflation in 40 years and White House economic advisors search for answers.
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day
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Neighborhood installs license plate readers.
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In 2020, Joel McConkey was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Today, he gets to watch his dream come true as a pool is installed in his yard.
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COVID symptoms impact people in the east long after the virus.
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Former teacher charged with secretly recording students makes court appearance.
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Jason Jones with Onslow County Emergency Services explained that only 8 to 10% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases across the state actually survive the attack.
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Each April, the Month of the Military Child provides a chance for the country to honor and thank the children of service members and veterans.
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“I find the reports confirmative of what we’ve known now for the last 20 years," an environmental research professor said. “Things are getting more extreme.”
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The apartments were built in an effort to add more affordable housing in the city of New Bern after a lot of low-income housing suffered damage from Hurricane Florence.
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“I think transparency is never a bad thing. As facts come out we just need to know."
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“It’s going to be a great weekend,” Jenn Mull of Beaufort Wine and Food said. The organization has donated $845,000 since its inception in 2004.
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“Unfortunately we’re getting toward hurricane season. Water’s our biggest risk... it’s the biggest killer during tropical systems,” a warning coordination meteorologist said.
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Some 100 firefighters were called out to the fire Sunday night near Warsaw.
At least 12 emergency response crews responded to a large salvage yard fire in Duplin County Sunday night.
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Churches enjoy restriction free Good Friday services.
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The 2019 initiative Know Before You Go-NC, now a newly created charitable nonprofit organization, is designed to promote beach safety and education.
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Building for Babies project underway.
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Operation Gratitude comes to Jacksonville.
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Farmers say challenges from this year’s extended dry spell have made them rely heavily on other sources of water to make sure they keep their crops.
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