Beaufort County News

Jeffery Wayne Campbell, Jr., 17, of Broadcreek Road in Washington, is accused of a string of home and vehicle break-ins between Jan.

A Lincolnton woman will appear in court later this week after deputies charged her Tuesday with falsely reporting that her daughter had been kidnapped from their home, the Sheriff's Office said.

A 3-year-old girl who was taken from her Lincolnton residence Sunday has been located in Beaufort County, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said.

Police arrested a 55-year-old man early Monday in conjunction with an Amber Alert for a young Lincoln County girl.

Beaufort County Deputies say a suspect accused of having marijuana near a local Boys and Girls Club was found in a house hiding under a bed sheet.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested 5 people after a report they were using heroin in the Washington Walmart parking lot this week.

Four people are headed to prison after a four-year-old girl was thrown from a roof and struck the side of a swimming pool in Beaufort County in July 2011.

Another person has announced he is running for the sheriff's position in Beaufort County being vacated by Alan Jordan who will not run again in 2014.

The Governor's Office says ProNamic Industries plans to create 52 new jobs and invest more than $8.5 million over the next three years with its facility in Washington.

Customers who get their water from a Beaufort County town are being told to boil their water before using it today.

Monday is Earth Day, when events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

Last November, Moriah McKinney went to the Watauga County courthouse with her mother, Cathy, to vote.

Fuquay-Varina Indpendent Cocoa, the chocolate lab, gets a thorough bath using warm water and a witches brew of soaps and odor-killing additives to counteract her recent disagreement with one of our striped skunks.