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The Onslow County Board of Education is expected to vote in a special meeting called Monday on a plan to send elementary school students back to fully in-person learning as early as October. School Board Chair Pam Thomas told WITN News she expects that vote to pass.

At a press conference Friday, Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the four officers and a sergeant had knowledge that the man, 46-year-old Harold Easter, had swallowed cocaine during his arrest but left him unattended in an interview room for more than 20 minutes.

The limited visitation is set to begin Oct. 1, with significant restrictions due to covid-19.

Beginning Monday Sept. 21, the trail leg from Marine Boulevard to Market Street behind Longley Supply will close.

New Bern bank robbery suspect arrested and charged

The system is required to remove at least 99% of PFAS from the stream and be operational by September 30.

The Chamber of Commerce made the announcement on their Facebook page Tuesday, saying it has decided not to hold the parade this year due to Covid-19 safety concerns.

The decision was made by the tournament committee due to severe weather and “unsafe boating conditions.”

According to the universities, Gov. Roy Cooper is allowing 350 people to attend the upcoming football games.

The salon owner claims the snails produce collagen, remove dead skin and open up pores.

The coronavirus pandemic can feel scary and overwhelming, which is why the WITN News at Sunrise team wants to share some good stories happening in our world every Friday morning.

Federal prosecutors in Charlotte say David Lutz, 64, of Pisgah Forest, illegally had his workers dig up and transport 20 truckloads of soil contaminated with lead from the city firing range in the city of Brevard.

Both kittens are a little shy at first.

Farmers to Families Food Box adds $1 billion to program; lawmakers question if people in need are getting the food

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According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, some 830,000 absentee by mail ballots have already gone out to voters. But, we’re now beginning to hear about some sticky situations with a handful of ballots.

House Speaker Tim Moore was in Greenville Thursday because he claims that Pitt County House Democratic candidate, Brian Farkas signed a pledge to defund the police.

Onslow County Sheriff’s Office seeking help to find drive-by shooting suspect

Lt. Governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest, and other state Republican leaders, are responding to Governor Cooper’s decision to allow students in grades K-5 to return to school.

The Fall Heritage Plant Sale at Tryon Palace has been scheduled for next month.

People lined up in the rain in Kinston Thursday to receive some free food that one organization gave away to help people in need.

While 2020 is not expected to break any tourism spending records, 2019 did. The state of North Carolina saw visitor spending top $26.7 billion dollars, that’s a 5.6% increase over 2018 and a new record.

Onslow County Sheriff’s Office investigating swastika moved into front lawn.

Body found in rural Virginia could be missing Raleigh man

Greenville service organizations donate personal protective equipment to community

Experts say we may be on track to have the second most storms in the Atlantic this year.We are only in the middle of the hurricane season and have already had 20 storms and 21 depressions.

Business owners confident their places won’t flood after Town Creek Culvert Project

The county health department says animal control officers found the raccoon near Sunny Drive and Oxford Road in Morehead City on Wednesday.

Nearly one million gallons of raw sewage was spilled near a tributary of the Neuse River in Goldsboro.

The Wilson Police Department has arrested three men in connection to the shooting death of Tylyike Pigford.