Newport News

A woman and a friend are both in jail after deputies say the two stole from the woman's grandparents while she was house sitting for them.

The Bayside Restaurant in Havelock opened at 6 a.m. Friday and is back in business.

The string of election successes seen by the Blizzard family of Newport began with a write-in campaign.

Although early predictions for low voter turnout in this year's municipal elections were fulfilled, officials said Election Day went smoothly, with no glitches at the polls and few close races.

Voters in Newport elected two new board members and approved a referendum to allow the sale of mixed alcoholic beverages in the town.

A Carteret County pair was charged over the weekend for stealing property from a home one of the suspects was watching for family members, authorities said.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 November 02, 2009 1:00 AM JANNETTE PIPPIN NEWPORT - Scott Fasulo won't be able to cast a vote in the Town of Newport's municipal election, but he'd support a mixed drink referendum that's on the ballot if he could.

Larceny a E&E Equipment, 250 John Deere Road, reported Oct. 28 the theft of a John Deere model X360 48-inch-cut lawn mower valued at $5,000. Damage to a section of chain link fence in the break-in not estimated.

Havelock police say a Newport man intentionally crashed his car into the Bayside restaurant Monday morning in hopes of getting the attention of a woman.

RALEIGH State environmental officials have allocated $65 million in federal stimulus funds to cities, counties and local water systems across the state to help them improve drinking water quality or bring more water to their communities.

The Morehead City Police Department arrested 37 year old Rashonda Hargett of Newport for bringing a weapon to Carteret Community College.

A two-month undercover narcotic operation by Newport Police Department has led to the arrest of a Craven County man on 13 felony drug charges.

Out of tragedy, Jewel Wall found his voice. He was 12 years old on Feb. 2, 1979, the day his father killed his mother and then committed suicide.

Cynthia Veniskey, left, feeds her three-year-old Zachary Veniskey red chili on Saturday at the Havelock Chili Festival.

The Havelock Chili Festival continues on Saturday at Walter B. Jones Park in Havelock.

Havelock Police Department reports of recent incidents include: Oct. 5 Larceny - misdemeanor reported on U.S. 70 Hit and run; injury to personal property ; larceny - theft from motor vehicle reported on U.S.70 Oct.

ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES at Trinity U.M. Church will take food orders from 9 a.m. to noon Oct.

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Welcome home banners lined the air field fence at Cherry Point Wednesday as 242 Marines were welcomed home from a six month deployment in Iraq.

"Eight seconds are a lot more than what people normally think," bull rider Shea Willard, of King, N.C., says.