Investigation

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sergeant Cory Bishop at 252-247-2474 ext. 21 or email at jbishop@townofpks.com.

Jenna Franks, 34, was discovered in a creek off Ellis Boulevard in Jacksonville in February. Her autopsy said she had been stabbed multiple times.

Sheriff Lemmie Smith says they’re still investigating the deadly shooting Thursday evening in Maury.

Terrance Scott pled guilty to the drug charges and to being a habitual felon.

Joshua Clauson emerged Sunday after spending eight days lost in the woods without food and little water.

Joshua Clauson went missing after he went into the Croatan National Forest with his brother-in-law Saturday morning, but got separated.

Central Café has been dealing with leaking ceilings and a roof they feel could cave it any moment. The City of Jacksonville has called an immediate safety hazard, but property owners have addressed the issues.

A Superior Court judge today said he will not release deputy body camera video showing the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr.

The sheriff’s office’s investigation has identified people of interest, but officials say more information is need to continue the investigation.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation say there’s not much they can do without going on private properties.

26-year-old Garrett Scarlette of Thomasville was also charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

The federal government told credit reporting agencies they could relax investigations into consumers' disputes during the pandemic. At the same time, complaints against the agencies more than doubled from the previous year.

DNA paternity labs are not regulated by the FDA; rather, there is a voluntary accreditation process. The records about those labs are kept largely under wraps.

Some Americans are waiting months and even years for a decision on whether they will get disability payments.

In many states, vehicle repossessions decreased in 2020 due to the pandemic - particularly in states that issued moratoriums. Consumer law experts worry many Americans are about to face losing their cars.

Patrol investigators said skid marks suggest the driver ran off I-95 north of Selma and his car went into water near Campground Road.

Common errors include prescribers mixing up similar sounding prescription names, pharmacists giving the wrong medication to the wrong patient and patients misunderstanding dosing instructions.

John Beardsley of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said the body was being moved to a state Medical Examiner’s Office in Greenville.

Littleton is being held in the Onslow County Jail under a $75,000 bond.

During the investigation, police found Jones’ 2-year-old daughter was in the car at the time of the overdose, though the car was not moving.

In the video, the officer tries to get the girl to tell him her name. The girl refuses to do so and is seen running before the officer tackles her.

Nurse practitioners are questioning their own education at some colleges. There’s no national standard on how to educate nurse practitioners, while medical education for doctors was standardized more than 100 years ago.

The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that LeeAnn Fletcher Hartleben, 38, of Kitty Hawk, was found unresponsive in her home in July.

Once on scene, officials found a 16-year-old girl had died after being shot.

Raleigh police were then called to the scene at Rocky Branch Creek and found the man floating face down in the body of water Sunday morning.

On Monday, former detention center officers Christina Miles and Gregory Butler, and their supervisor, Christopher Hendershott, were charged with four counts of cruelty to prisoners, four counts of corporal punishment to an inmate and four counts of conspiracy.

News outlets report 34-year-old Jesse Craig Santifort pleaded guilty on Tuesday and surrendered his North Carolina law enforcement certification.

The congregation had switched to virtual services because of the coronavirus pandemic. The so-called Zoom ``bombers'' had identified themselves as white supremacists.

Police say Michael Miller, 54, was charged with improper equipment after an investigation found his truck did not have break lights.

Authorities didn’t identify the victims. Officials said the Canton Fire Department responded and extinguished the blaze later that morning.