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James Connolley

Man accused of murdering sister, shooting mother in Jacksonville in 2007, soon to be eligible for release

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
James Connolley has been in treatment ever since, but by the end of this year, he could be out.

News

10-year-old Kayden Strayhorn (pictured) was handcuffed by New Bern police.

Grandmother responds to police actions after 10-yr-old autistic grandson handcuffed

Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 9:59 PM EDT
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By Deric Rush
10-year-old kayden strayhorn was handcuffed in the parking lot of the new bern mall back on july 30th after bystanders called police on him when they say they saw him hitting his mother while in their car.

News

Stephanie Spencer and Rhy'Lea Tyler

UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled for missing toddler from Beaufort County

Updated: Jul. 8, 2023 at 9:06 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Tyler is believed to be with Stephanie Lee Spencer.

Crime

The Windsor grocery store was the scene of a mass shooting that remains unsolved 30 years later.

Family, investigators hope for answers 30 years after Bertie Co. grocery store massacre

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 4:37 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
A man killed three and injured two at a Be-Lo grocery store in downtown Windsor.

News

Electric vehicle ownership

Electric vehicles: exploring the ins and outs of ownership

Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
Our investigative team looked into what’s true and what’s not when it comes to owning an EV

Local

Mother calls for change after son's death

WITN Investigates: Jacksonville mother calling for change after son dies following 911 call

Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
An 18-month-old baby was unresponsive on the other end, but based on a recording of the 911 call, no CPR instructions were provided.

News

Proposed I-42 interchange plan

Proposed I-42 interchange could impact historic battlefield in Jones & Lenoir Counties

Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 8:50 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
The interchange would impact the Wyse Fork battlefield where more than 2,000 Americans died

Local

Pitt Co. correctional employees discuss recidivism

Recidivism: How the pandemic helped Pitt Co. address the issue

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
The pandemic has actually helped Pitt County lower their recidivism rate to 12.9% by shedding a light on what needs existed

Investigation

Looking into ED wait times in the east

WITN Investigates: a closer look at ED wait times in the east

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:55 PM EST
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By WITN Web Team
Wait times at ED's across the east are above the state average

Investigation

Winterville police

RULING: Winterville town policy preventing livestreaming traffic stops violates First Amendment

Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:28 PM EST
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By WITN Web Team, Pierce Klas and Courtney Bunting
A court has ruled that an alleged Winterville town policy preventing livestreaming traffic stops is a First Amendment violation.
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News

Emergency responders investigate mobile home fire

Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 10:43 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Lenior County emergency service director says the fire started when the family was home, but they were able to escape without injuries.

News

Greenville apartment complexes to terminate Section 8 leases, raise rent for others

Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:23 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
Two Greenville apartment complexes under the same management company are terminating Section 8 leases and raising the rent of other tenants. A nonprofit leader said it's part of a larger trend in the area.

Investigation

Live stream meeting led to secret peeping arrest of Jacksonville teacher

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:41 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
School officials say Stephen Bera showed up at another campus this week, even though they told him to stay away from their schools.

Crime

25 years unsolved: Killer on the loose, family demands justice

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:09 PM EDT
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By Maddie Kerth
The year was 1997 when Rebecca Garcia died. Her two year old son looked on at the horror. As her family replays the hardest time of their life, they have grown impatient with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation.

Investigation

Former teacher accuses Pamlico County Schools of discrimination

Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 9:02 PM EDT
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By Maddie Kerth
The former teacher said she now joins a long list of teachers of color who have also resigned in the past two years.

Investigation

Family calls for excessive force investigation on Washington County Sheriff’s deputy

Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 11:42 PM EST
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By Maddie Kerth
Washington County Sheriff John Barnes says an investigation by his office is already underway as the family called to make a complaint.

Investigation

Greenville renter says she’s being forced to move out because she used state COVID-19 funding

Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 7:57 PM EST
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By Maddie Kerth
A Greenville woman says she has been told to move out of her apartment complex next month because she received financial assistance on her rental payments.

Local

Amber Alert canceled for three children following homicide in Pinetops

Updated: Dec. 26, 2021 at 12:34 PM EST
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By WITN Web Team
Investigators say they believe the children's father, Orlando Qwantrel McNair, Sr., is responsible.

Crime

Roanoke Rapids woman arrested following shooting

Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 10:21 AM EST
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By WITN Web Team
Brenda Walker faces assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

News

A Williamston building is demolished, but questions linger over who cleans up the mess

Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 8:01 PM EST
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By Maddie Kerth
The demolition of a condemned property with asbestos in Williamston is complete, but a neighboring business owner is not satisfied with the fallout.

News

Parents say their special needs children bullied in Onslow County public schools

Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 7:06 PM EST
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By Deric Rush
Parents say special needs children bullied in public schools.

Investigation

CMS board members won’t answer questions about student suspended after reporting sexual assault

Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 5:25 PM EDT
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By Nick Ochsner
WBTV Investigates: Hawthorne Academy student suspended after reporting sexual assault, despite police charges

Investigation

Company found negligent in Bonner Bridge collapse that killed man

Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 8:46 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited PCL Civil Constructors with two serious violations for failing to use engineering surveys or calculations to control the bridge’s stability and avoid unplanned collapses.

State

Two people found dead following plane crash in Cherokee County

Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 9:30 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Searchers found the plane wreckage Tuesday and confirmed both occupants of the plane died in the crash.

Investigation

UPDATE: International fraternity responds after WITN investigates racist social media post surrounding ECU fraternity

Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 7:43 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The post was sent to us by several WITN viewers.

Investigation

“Vanishing” minutes: State audit details Plymouth’s issue with documenting council meetings

Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 11:08 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The report said that Plymouth’s Town Council did not maintain meeting minutes for some of its meetings held during 2020.

Crime

Husband faces murder charge after wife shot to death

Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 11:26 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Wayne County deputies have charged Terry Parker with murder.

Investigation

Carteret County deputies investigate drive-by shooting

Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 10:16 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Officials say two men in a small passenger car are suspects in the drive-by shooting at the Sea Scape Mobile Home Park outside of Newport.

Crime

North Carolina State Crime Lab reaches new CODIS hits record

Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 10:51 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
In 2020-2021, the lab had a total of 1,029 hits to people and other cases in the database.

Investigation

Investigation underway following break-in at Helzberg Diamonds in Jacksonville Mall

Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 9:47 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
On June 5, officials say three men broke into the Helzberg Diamonds in the Jacksonville Mall.

Investigation

Jacksonville Police search for suspects in jewelry theft investigation

Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 9:37 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
On May 5, officials say two suspects conspired to steal jewelry from Kay Jewelers at the Jacksonville Mall at about 4 p.m.

Crime

Jacksonville Police search for identity theft suspect

Updated: Jun. 24, 2021 at 11:06 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
On April 30, officials say the suspect stole more than $4,000 of merchandise at the Lowes on Yopp Road at about 8 a.m.

Crime

Pine Knoll Shores Police ask for public’s help in vandalism investigation

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 9:33 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sergeant Cory Bishop at 252-247-2474 ext. 21 or email at jbishop@townofpks.com.

News

Advocacy groups raise flag at alarming rate of transgender violence, including one eastern Carolina woman

Updated: Jun. 14, 2021 at 7:11 PM EDT
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By Liam Collins
Jenna Franks, 34, was discovered in a creek off Ellis Boulevard in Jacksonville in February. Her autopsy said she had been stabbed multiple times.

Investigation

Greene County Sheriff’s Office investigates fatal shooting involving husband, wife

Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:40 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Sheriff Lemmie Smith says they’re still investigating the deadly shooting Thursday evening in Maury.

Crime

Onslow County man sentenced to 16-22 years in prison on drug charges

Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 9:45 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Terrance Scott pled guilty to the drug charges and to being a habitual felon.

News

Sheriff: Man missing in Croatan National Forest is in ‘rough shape’

Updated: Jun. 7, 2021 at 7:42 PM EDT
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By Liam Collins
Joshua Clauson emerged Sunday after spending eight days lost in the woods without food and little water.

News

Family of missing man hoping for the best as search continues, saying “If you’re in trouble, find help.”

Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 7:40 PM EDT
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By Liam Collins
Joshua Clauson went missing after he went into the Croatan National Forest with his brother-in-law Saturday morning, but got separated.

News

Jacksonville restaurant forced to move because of unmet building safety violations

Updated: May. 11, 2021 at 7:46 PM EDT
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By Liam Collins
Central Café has been dealing with leaking ceilings and a roof they feel could cave it any moment. The City of Jacksonville has called an immediate safety hazard, but property owners have addressed the issues.

Local

Judge will not release Andrew Brown body cam video

Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 1:33 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
A Superior Court judge today said he will not release deputy body camera video showing the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr.

Investigation

Officials ask for public’s help in Onslow County man’s 2019 death

Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 10:35 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The sheriff’s office’s investigation has identified people of interest, but officials say more information is need to continue the investigation.

News

People in Duplin County are getting sick and tired of flooding every time it rains

Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM EDT
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By Liam Collins
The North Carolina Department of Transportation say there’s not much they can do without going on private properties.

Crime

Davidson County man charged with insurance fraud in wreck scheme

Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 11:29 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
26-year-old Garrett Scarlette of Thomasville was also charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

National

Consumer complaints against credit-reporting agencies double during pandemic

Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 5:20 PM EST
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By Sandra Jones and Jill Riepenhoff
The federal government told credit reporting agencies they could relax investigations into consumers' disputes during the pandemic. At the same time, complaints against the agencies more than doubled from the previous year.

National

State laws and the lack of government oversight leave a multi-billion-dollar DNA paternity industry unchecked

Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 at 4:37 PM EST
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By Daniela Molina and Lee Zurik
DNA paternity labs are not regulated by the FDA; rather, there is a voluntary accreditation process. The records about those labs are kept largely under wraps.

Investigation

The Long Wait: Americans stuck waiting months for disability benefit decisions

Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 7:07 PM EST
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By Rachel DePompa
Some Americans are waiting months and even years for a decision on whether they will get disability payments.

Investigation

Repossessed: Pandemic-related moratoriums for car repos expire

Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 7:11 PM EST
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By Sandra Jones
In many states, vehicle repossessions decreased in 2020 due to the pandemic - particularly in states that issued moratoriums. Consumer law experts worry many Americans are about to face losing their cars.

Investigation

Body found in submerged car off I-95 in Selma

Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 10:57 AM EST
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By WITN Web Team
Patrol investigators said skid marks suggest the driver ran off I-95 north of Selma and his car went into water near Campground Road.

National

Medication Mistakes: They can be a matter of life or death

Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 at 5:02 PM EST
Common errors include prescribers mixing up similar sounding prescription names, pharmacists giving the wrong medication to the wrong patient and patients misunderstanding dosing instructions.

Investigation

Body found near where kayaker went missing in Outer Banks

Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 4:02 PM EST
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By WITN Web Team
John Beardsley of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said the body was being moved to a state Medical Examiner’s Office in Greenville.
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