Category Archives: Local News
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Info On Missing/Runaway Juvenile
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is looking for information on missing runaway Lesley Zapata. Zapata is a white Hispanic female, 16-years-old, 5' 2", 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She wa...
Dec 08, 2020
KPD: Same Suspect Responsible For Two Armed Robberies
Kinston Police are investigating two Monday night armed robberies.Officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to armed robbery at the Family Dollar on the 700 block of Plaza Boulevard around...
Dec 08, 2020
WCPS Plans For Moving K-5 Students To “Plan A” In New Year
On Monday, December 7, at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 5-2 vote approved moving all K-5 students to “Plan A on January 11. (Voting in Favor: ...
Dec 08, 2020
Unemployment Rates Drop Across N.C.
Wayne County's unemployment rate is down following a trend seen across the state. According to the latest update from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Wayne County's seasonally unadjusted jo...
Dec 07, 2020
ACE Team: Traffic Stop Results In Weapon Charges
On November 28th, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team pulled a vehicle over for a Chapter 20 violation, during the stop, 35-year-old Alphonso Gray, Jr. of Goldsboro was arrested for Possession of a Fi...
Dec 06, 2020
Donor Registry Event Canceled, But Effort To Help 10-Year-Old Continues
Unfortunately, a drive thru Be The Match Registry event had to be canceled on Friday.However, the Be The Match Registry is still hoping to find a bone marrow donor for 10-year-old Thor Forte of Havelo...
Dec 06, 2020
Firearm, Marijuana Found During Traffic Stop
On Tuesday, deputies conducted a traffic stop after reportedly smelling the strong odor of unburnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search of the vehicle allegedly led to the discov...
Dec 05, 2020
Event Shows Support For Spouses, Children Of Deployed Airmen
Many servicemen and women are deployed overseas during the holidays as part of the ongoing effort to protect America.That means many of their spouses and families are left on their own during the holi...
Dec 05, 2020
GPD: Suspect Arrested For October Murder
Goldsboro Police says a suspect is in custody for an October homicide in the city. 29-year-old Linwood I. Grantham of La Grange was arrested on Friday for charge of Murder. Grantham was arrested at hi...
Dec 05, 2020
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Info On Runaway Juvenile
According to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Janazja Lands ran away from her home here in Wayne County on Monday. Lands is described as a Black female, 17-years-old, approximately 5' 0", 195 pounds...
Dec 04, 2020