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Truck Hits Marine Riding a Motorcycle
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:30:23 -0800
ONSLOW COUNTY The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a marine riding a motorcycle was hit by a truck.
Rabies found in dead cat
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:43 -0800
A domestic cat died of rabies this week in the first reported case in Onslow County this year. The Friday announcement comes one week after Carteret County officials said a rabid raccoon was discovered in Morehead City. In Swansboro, animal control...
Unemployment rate decreases in Onslow
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:27:49 -0800
Unemployment rates decreased in 74 North Carolina counties in November, and Onslow was among them, according to data released Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Onslow County’s unemployment rate decreased .5 percent to 8.5 in...
Man who smuggled gun into NC jail not injured
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:04:44 -0800
Authorities say medical officials found no signs of injury during an exam of a man suspected of smuggling a handgun into a North Carolina jail. Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown told The Daily News of Jacksonville ( http://bit.ly/y8QG0y ) that a medical exam on Friday showed that 22-year-old Michael Leon Ward of Canton, Ga., had suffered no injuries.
Commissioners meeting Wednesday
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:57:48 -0800
Onslow County Commissioners will be considering the adoption of two resolutions at their upcoming meeting Wednesday evening. Given that North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining non-municipal highways in the state,...
Make your own candy
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:36:54 -0800
The Onslow County Parks and Recreation Department, and North Carolina Cooperative Extension are sponsoring two free Valentine Candy Sessions on “Make Your Own Valentine Candy” in time for the lover’s holiday, according to releases from county...
Scoppe Column: Area has a large group of talented youngsters
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:14:51 -0800
Given North Carolina is a basketball state, high school wrestling likely will never rival hoops in interest in the state or Onslow County area. And yet there may be more good young wrestlers in area high schools than ever before this year....
Extradition considered for inmate accused in Georgia homicide
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:06:29 -0800
While authorities in North Carolina and Georgia figure out how to proceed in the case against a man suspected of a homicide near Atlanta and taken into custody in Onslow County, details of his murder charge are becoming clearer. Michael Leon Ward,...
Structure Fire Reported Overnight
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:29:49 -0800
NewsChannel 12 works to get the facts on an overnight structure fire in Carteret County.
Police arrest John Leonard Giltz, Jr., for alleged murder of Kalamazoo woman killed in North Carolina
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:47:32 -0800
Police have arrested the man they say killed a woman from Kalamazoo found shot to death in North Carolina on Monday.