photo credit: Flamingo Images // Shutterstock Lenoir County Public Schools announced on Tuesday it will allow home-schooled students in Lenoir County to participate in middle school and high school athletics at LCPS schools, starting with the 2019-2020 school year. The students must meet eligibility requirements established by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, which requires a…… read more »
photo credit: ArtOlympic // Shutterstock Greenville Police have released new details on an officer-involved shooting that killed a suspect and left an officer injured on Tuesday. Greenville Police say at 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a reported breaking and entering in progress at a home in the 2200 block of Brookville Drive. According to police,…… read more »
photo credit: Andrea Raffin // Shutterstock Last week, a video of ASAP Rocky and his crew fighting with 2 men, while in another country, went viral. The two men appeared to be harassing and following Rocky & his crew as they walked the streets. One of the men even physically attacked a member of their crew. All…… read more »
photo credit: J.D.S // Shutterstock The N.C. Department of Transportation says it will close the on-ramp from US-264 East near Stantonsburg Road in Greenville onto the Southwest Bypass section of US-264. The closure will last from 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 8, until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Traffic driving East on US 264 will continue…… read more »
photo credit: Aleksander Krsmanovic // Shutterstock The state has shut down an Eastern Carolina daycare center, three weeks after an infant was injured at the facility. Childcare Network’s corporate office confirms that as of yesterday they closed their Sneads Ferry location. “The safety and well-being of the children we serve is, and always will be, Childcare Network’s…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock in the case of Jussie Smollett, his legal team has released some new details. During the investigation, text messages between Jussie and the brothers were released. These text led to police believing that Jussie was working with the brothers to coordinate the attack. The text from Jussie to Abel…… read more »
photo credit: pixfly // Shutterstock Colin Kaepernick is still fighting & being vocal about the injustices against minorities. After speaking to Colin, Nike has decided to pull its 4th of July flag-themed Air Max 1 USA shoe. On the heel of the shoe was a flag with 13 white stars in a circle, representing the original 13…… read more »
photo credit: ChiccoDodiFC // Shutterstock A man charged with shooting another man at an apartment in Williamston last week is jailed on a $1 million bond. On Monday, Williamston Police said officers arrested Montavis Demontae Harris, age 20, of Robersonville, on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. Harris is accused of shooting Tykwon Zi’Kee Pettaway, age 22, on…… read more »
photo credit: Instagram Da Baby has received 12 months of probation and 30 days in jail after being convicted of carrying a concealed gun. This comes as a result of him shooting and killing a man in Walmart back in November. Baby claims he acted out of self-defense. He was never charged with killing the…… read more »
photo credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock Our state budget’s final draft has been vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper. The 2-year budget came across his desk on Thursday. Cooper held a press conference about his decision on the budget. He also took to Twitter, saying that the proposed budget doesn’t address teacher pay or expanding Medicaid. A compromise…… read more »