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Lawyers for former County Attorney Bryan Wardell say he was fired in a closed-door meeting of the Pitt County Board of Commissioners, just 90 days after he became first African American County Attorney in Pitt County.
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Each May, members of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina carry the Flame of Hope through their communities to support Special Olympics North Carolina athletes.
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NPS officials say the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a hotspot for marine mammal activity.
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Several eastern North Carolina deputies were sent to the base of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to round up an unusual suspect – a large alligator on Highway 17 South entering Brunswick County.
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The Topsail Turtle Project says almost 20 balloons were found on the beach just this week.
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Attorney General Josh Stein said former Cherokee County DSS attorney Scott Lindsay was convicted of 12 counts of felony obstruction of justice and two counts of misdemeanor obstruction of justice.
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Alphonso Murray, the owner of Murray’s Auto World in Wilson, was charged with insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense and two counts of car title application fraud, all felonies.
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Inmates with mental illness often wait months for care to give them a shot at being deemed capable to assist in their defense. Disability Rights North Carolina wants a judge to order the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate steps to drastically reduce those times.
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A Peace Officers Memorial Observance in Jacksonville will begin at 10 a.m. at the Jacksonville Public Safety Remembrance Garden behind the Center for Public Safety.
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A program called the Innovations Waiver provides a range of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program helps pay for things like in-home caregivers and service dogs.