Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Laptops, other items stolen during elementary school break-in
Laptops were stolen from Spring Creek Elementary over spring break, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office report. The school's art teacher discovered modular classrooms behind the school, located at 1050 St. John Church Road, had been broken into when...Published: Apr 25, 2017 3:23 PM Full Story
Camp Kilowatt returns to WCC
Camp Kilowatt is returning this summer to Wayne Community College, marking its ninth year. The popular energy camp, for middle and high school students, will explore STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math -- areas including electronics, robotics and rapid...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:49 AM Full Story
New cameras aid police in solving crime
High atop power poles over areas the city has designated as having high concentrations of crime, newly-obtained panoramic cameras have for the past month or so been conducting around the clock surveillance. The technology -- in place about two months...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:49 AM Full Story
Jury selection continues in trial
Jury selection resumed Monday in the first-degree murder trial of 22-year-old Kenneth Morgan Stancil III. Stancil is accused of shooting and killing Wayne Community College print shop technician Ron Lane on April 13, 2015, on the school's campus. He...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:49 AM Full Story
Goldsboro youth named top area seller of Girl Scout cookies with 2,152 boxes
North Carolina Coastal Pines is pleased to announce that Mary Williams of Goldsboro is the area top seller for the 2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program. Williams sold 2,152 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies in the annual cookie program that ended...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:49 AM Full Story
River expected to crest at 22.1 feet, some streets flood
The Neuse River is forecast to reach its flood stage of 18 feet shortly after midnight before cresting at 22.1 feet around 6 a.m. Sunday, according to data released this morning by the National Weather Service. That level is...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:49 AM Full Story
Community survey starts this week
Goldsboro Family YMCA invites residents to weigh in on what the most pressing issues are in Wayne County. The Online Community Needs Assessment Survey starts this week and runs through May 22. It features multiple choice and opinion questions related...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:49 AM Full Story
Code Red still active in Mar-Mac as search continues for armed suspect
The Mar-Mac community is under a Code Red alert from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office as a manhunt for a man who ran from a traffic stop in March got underway Monday. Maj. Tom Effler said the man is also...Published: Apr 25, 2017 9:20 AM Full Story
Man charged for breaking into a home and throwing beer on a woman
A man is facing felony charges after kicking in the door to a woman's apartment Monday morning and throwing beer on her, according to police reports. Torrance Lee Johnson, 44, of 810 E. Walnut St., is charged with felony breaking...Published: Apr 25, 2017 7:00 AM Full Story