Greenville NC Headlines

Two Elizabeth City men convicted in fatal River Rd. shooting
Thu Oct 16 5:21 pm
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) -- On Mon., Oct. 13th, 2 Elizabeth City men pleaded guilty to Accessory After the Fact to 2nd Degree Murder in Pasquotank County Superior Court. Dy'yon Hall, 22, was sentenced to 4-6 years. Aquallo Brown, 21, was sentenced to 4-5 years. Both men are in the custody of the North Carolina [...]
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Guilty plea from 2021 Elizabeth City shooting leads to prison
Thu Oct 16 5:06 pm
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) -- John Randall Landry, 55, pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder in the Pasquotank County Superior Court this past Wed. Oct. 15th. Landry has been sentenced to 12-16 years in the custody of the NC Department of Adult Corrections. The charge stems from an incident that occurred on June 26th, 2021, [...]
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Carteret Community College to join NJCAA in 2026-27
Thu Oct 16 10:13 am
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced today that Carteret Community College is a new member college joining the association. This will begin in the 2026-2027 school year. Carteret Community College serves and empowers students and the coastal community by providing high-quality education, workforce training, and lifelong enrichment. The [...]
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Fall foliage at its finest in WNC: Here’s the when & where for the Carolinas
Thu Oct 16 8:34 am
NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — We can’t say it enough. Western Carolina is back open for business, and that includes the famous Blue Ridge Parkway.   Hurricane Helene's Impact on Fall Colors There is a lot of excitement heading into this season for our friends in the western Carolinas, considering last season’s fall tourism [...]
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NC organization fighting for independent redistricting commission amid GOP push for new congressional map
Thu Oct 16 8:34 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina's congressional maps could be changing — again. State Republicans will consider a redrawing of district lines next week — for the sixth time since 2010. "North Carolina has done it more frequently than most other states, in part because the courts have consistently found that our legislature [...]
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Surreal morning: Deer break into Fuquay-Varina home
Thu Oct 16 8:34 am
Gavin Edwards, still in disbelief, recounts how his doorbell camera captured the astonishing moment when not one, but two deer, crashed into his front door.
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New statewide task force aims to tackle rising North Carolina gang violence
Thu Oct 16 8:33 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- With gang activity spreading into every corner of North Carolina, state leaders are launching a new task force to find real solutions. The Governor's Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force has more than 20 stakeholders for a collaborative and holistic approach, including law enforcement, public health, education, mental health, and criminal justice [...]
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VIDEO: Dog chews through battery, starts fire inside Chapel Hill home
Thu Oct 16 8:33 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – A fire broke out at a Chapel Hill home after a dog got hold of a device with a lithium-ion battery while the owners were out of the house. The Chapel Hill Fire Department said the dog chewed through the battery, resulting in the fire. The fire department released surveillance [...]
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North Carolina launches initiative to boost mental health care
Wed Oct 15 10:58 am
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today the creation of the AdvaNCe Health Together Learning Community. This is a new initiative developed in partnership with national consulting firm Open Minds and Trillium Health Resources. AdvaNCe Health Together is a training and collaboration model designed to help Community [...]
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Linwood Etheridge Jr. named warden at Tyrrell Prison Farm
Tue Oct 14 3:43 pm
COLUMBIA, N.C. (WNCT) -- Linwood Etheridge Jr. is the new warden of Tyrrell Prison Work Farm. Etheridge previously served as the facility's associate warden of operations. As warden, Etheridge is in charge of all operations at the Columbia correctional facility, which houses roughly 300 men in minimum custody. Etheridge has worked much of his career [...]
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