Deric Rush
Anchor/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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Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:24 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
A basketball game will accept donations for autism awareness
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:31 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
This extra funding will provide different educational opportunities
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 8:17 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Roy Jernigan takes a "dive" for his 98th birthday.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:18 PM EST
|By Deric Rush and WITN Web Team
Drainage pipes will improve rainwater runoff.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:32 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Gym uses lights to reduce spread of infection.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 7:15 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Veterans in Craven County are reacting to the news.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 6:49 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Nonprofit hosts clothing drive on MLK Day.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:37 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Open Enrollment for ACA Ends Sunday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 7:04 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
New reentry house for women is nearly complete.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 1:15 PM EST
|By Deric Rush and WITN Web Team
Nonprofit receives $40K for women’s re-entry.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:52 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Experts say riots have small impact on house voting gridlock.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:18 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Preservation Management, the company that manages the property, says it was not told about the issues.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 8:50 PM EST
|By Deric Rush and WITN Web Team
The executive order would force an immediate ban on the Chinese-owned app on government-issued electronic devices.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 10:41 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
The pirates snag their first bowl win in years.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 7:15 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Businesses donates 100 Daddy Dolls to families of deployed troops.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 7:03 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
High school students receive the school system's first paid internships.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 4:26 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Town receives $899,999 to bring Main St. back to life
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:50 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
“Kinder Carols” kindergartners sing carols to Marines.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 6:46 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Community wraps presents or seniors.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Deric Rush and Liz Masteller
Salty Sistas restaurant in Sneads Ferry made the decision to cancel a holiday-themed drag show after they received threats of retaliation and possible protests.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 1:40 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team, Deric Rush and Liz Masteller
The Institute for Justice says the city’s restrictions effectively ban food trucks from operating in more than 96% of the city.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 9:00 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Stokes sworn in as Sheriff.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 7:02 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Marines get free Christmas trees.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:54 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Harrier Jet say final goodbye to Cherry Point.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Deric Rush and WITN Web Team
Bikes For Kids provides bikes to third graders in Carteret County.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 7:32 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Ahead of Thanksgiving, law enforcement agencies here in the East have helpful tips on keeping you and your family safe while traveling.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:21 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
The Vanceboro Christian Help Center just finished up its Thanksgiving dinner giveaway initiative.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:15 PM EST
|By Deric Rush and WITN Web Team
Onslow County reported ten overdoses in the past week resulting in four deaths. New settlement money could help change the grim tide.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:24 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team and Deric Rush
Sheriff Hans Miller said three people died in one mobile home over the weekend.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST
|By Deric Rush
The Historic Tisdale House on Broad Street is being offered for free to anyone who makes a proposal for the home.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:26 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Tonight, former President Donald Trump is set to make what he says is a big announcement. That has led to speculation that he will run for president a third time.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
International corporations are partnering with Eastern Carolina school systems to provide feminine hygiene products for students.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
As one officer explains, the need for crisis intervention during calls involving behavioral health and developmental disabilities is common.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:07 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
Community members worked to help get people in need of transportation to the polls in one Eastern Carolina county on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 5:25 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
“I want off this second floor,” Jessica Webber says. “I’ve been stuck in my apartment for months, I want out.”
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 2:50 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
Veterans are paying tribute in parts of Eastern Carolina to those who died in past wars, with kids helping fix more than 1,000 flags in the ground.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
Tests show no PFAS in the surface waters around Maysville
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 6:11 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
Each year, the Rotary Club of Morehead City-Noon recognizes a police officer for exceptional performance both on the job and throughout the community.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 3:08 PM EDT
|By Conrad Hoyt and Deric Rush
ENC at Three was greeted with a very special guest Monday, for a hoppin’ good time.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
Battle of the Badges: charity softball to fund Special Olympics athletes.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
The tribute was done for the more than 220 Marines who lost their lives in the Beirut bombing on Oct. 23rd, 1983.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
Kevin Smith, affectionately known as “Mr. Kevin,” was surprised by the news that he is being gifted a tiny home.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 7:36 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
People from at least 50 occupations showed close to 975 Craven County Schools 5th graders the ropes in various fields of expertise.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
James Sprunt Community College held its Hispanic heritage celebration in its student center Thursday, giving a special spotlight to one of its students.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
The memorial at Lejeune Memorial Gardens pays tribute to the brave service of the naval doctors that answered the call to provide medical relief to Marines and service members hurt on duty.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
"We train veterans to suffer in silence and then expect them to scream for help and that doesn’t always happen."
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Deric Rush
Three Jacksonville schools were put on lockdown this afternoon due to a reported shooting in the area of Commons Drive.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 3:01 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Deric Rush
Cherry Point conducted a training exercise Tuesday with area first response crews.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush and WITN Web Team
High levels of PFAS were found in the town of Maysville’s water system in 2019, but new funding could help find a permanent solution to the lingering problem.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:26 PM EDT
|By Deric Rush
With Election Day approaching, the State Board of Elections says it has seen an increased number of absentee ballots, and is working to make sure regulations on these ballots are fair across all counties.
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