Roanoke Rapids News

" For an 84-year-old Seaboard woman and her two granddaughters, Life Alert perhaps saved their lives.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Thursday, July 2, 2009 GASTON a ' An arrest has been made in a weekend shooting that left a woman injured here.

The first time Russell Buxton III brought his wife, JoAnn, to the thousand or so acres that would one day be Cary's Lochmere development, he carried a metal detector in his hand.

With a decidedly in-state flavor to the class of 2010 to date, the Blue Devils appear to be looking to continue the theme.

A going away party turns deadly with the death of a teenager, who officials say drowned in a pool.

Joshua Lindell Rouse is in jail this morning, being held without the chance of bond, in the cutting and stabbing murder of his boss, Sandy Denise Riedel.

There's been an arrest in the murder of an Applebees manager in Roanoke Rapids. Police tell WITN News that Joshua Rouse, a recent employee of the restaurant was arrested Thursday afternoon for first degree murder.

Craven Concerts has set its schedule for its 26th season and, to honor New Bern's 300th anniversary, it has added an extra show to its normal five-concert schedule.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 13:43 Categories: Bingo An unidentified black male has robbed a Roanoke Rapids bingo hall of some stale food.

Still no answers after the general manager of the Applebees in Roanoke Rapids, who used to work at the Applebees in Greenville, was found murdered.

Roanoke Rapids police are investigating the discovery of a woman found dead inside a local Applebee's as a homicide.

According to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Tongia Northington Lynch of Roanoke Rapids and her husband intended to sell fake shoes and purses.

I was talking to the beloved Mal Vincent recently and he was telling me about a former minor league team in North Carolina called the Roanoke Rapids Jays .

William Johnson, who was involved in public life in New Hampshire for 40 years, including 14 years as a state Supreme Court justice, has died.

For the second year in a row, the Francis Marion University women's basketball team finished this past season as the top scoring team in NCAA Division II, while also leading the nation in steals and turnover margin.

Roanoke Rapids, N.C. defensive end Kareem Martin has been in touch with Devils Illustrated for a while now, as Duke was one of the first schools to get involved with the 6-foot-6, 222-pound prospect.

Rescuers had to use a N.C. National Guard helicopter to bring an injured man out of rugged terrain in Linville Gorge Friday afternoon.

Hey, read the rules! A man is recovering in the hospital and another man behind bars following a shooting in the parking lot of a gentlemens club in Halifax County.

Artist Biography: Daughtry By Stephen Thomas Erlewine Bo Bice proved that American Idol could have a rocker as a finalist, but Chris Daughtry proved that the show could generate a successful rocker outside the context of the show.