Wayne County News

Lawmen in one county are trying to nab the same armed robber who held up three convenience stores Wednesday morning.

Three convenience store clerks were robbed at knife point early this morning, and authorities believe the three incidents may be related.

Goldsboro police arrested a store clerk and charged him with murder. On June 29, officers responded to a stabbing call at Bob's Convenience store on Slocumb St.

Four teenagers from Spain will arrive in the United States this week and officials with the student exchange program Terra Lingua/Terre des Langues say they have yet to find homes for the four, one of whom is 15 years old and the other three, who are 16.

This week's heat has Wayne County residents looking for any way they can to cool off.

Witnesses have not been cooperative in the murder of Kendra Nyetta "Lil Buna" Smalls, killed in a shoot-out at an illegally-operating club, authorities say.

Wayne County Attorney E.B. "Borden" Parker pleaded guilty to driving while impaired in District Court, and was sentenced to probation and a fine, court records show.

An 18-year-old Pikeville man pleaded guilty to a role in the 2008 arson of turn-of-the-century Gov.

Local leaders say they are encouraged by gains county schools continue to make in their graduation rates, but remain worried that some schools are still struggling.

Delanor Daw, left, Paul Daw, right, and Zachary Daw, 2, stand among the rows of tobacco in one of the 1,200 acres of fields owned and farmed by the Daw family's third and fourth generations.

Two people have been arrested and face drug charges involving manufacturing methamphetamine and marijuana.

Members of the local court system fretted heavily before the state House put forth its version of the state budget bill -- some initial cuts could have forced Wayne County to build a $60 million jail far sooner than anticipated.

Goldsboro Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the attempted robbery and shooting at the Hampton Inn on N. Spence Avenue on June 11.

Wayne County EMS prepares to load one of two victims who were shot shortly before lunch Thursday at the Hampton Inn at the corner of Spence and Royall avenues in Goldsboro.

The second suspect in the February shooting death of Barbara Ann Bandy has turned himself in, according to Goldsboro police.

Health officials say that the H1N1 virus, first called swine flu, is still spreading in North Carolina with 51 confirmed cases thus far, and that the virus is getting closer to Wilson County.

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty if a Fremont man is tried for the March 2008 alleged murder of a Fremont mother of two, court records show.

Hey, read the rules! A disturbing story from Wayne County, deputies say a man tried to rape a teenager after befriending her through phone calls and text messages.

Individual Teachers of the Year have been announced by Wayne County Public Schools.

Hey, read the rules! Wayne County detectives say they have caught a statutory rape suspect who met his victim online.