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Pitt roads see another deadly year in 2025: Death toll from crashes rises to at least 34
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (803+ words) An Oct. 17 wreck in front of South Central High School was among incidents that killed at least 34 people countywide in 2025. At least 34 people died in wrecks on Pitt County roadways in 2025, including four teens, nine seniors and two pedestrians, records…...
30 wrecks take 34 lives on Pitt County roads in 2025
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (1401+ words) The following is a list of fatal wrecks on Pitt County roadways in 2025. The identities of the people killed and circumstances of their deaths were determined through law enforcement reporting and vital records. Thirteen of the wrecks were not reported…...
Health department investigating TB case at D.H. Conley High School
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (236+ words) The campus of D.H. Conley High School. The Pitt County Health Department is investigating a case of tuberculosis involving a person at D.H. Conley High School, the county announced. The department was notified of the case on Saturday, the county reported Monday....
ECU Notes: Dental school celebrates 15th annual fall convocation
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) Dental school students, residents, faculty and staff gathered Aug. 18 at the East Carolina Heart Institute to participate in fall convocation and kick off the new academic year. East Carolina University faculty and staff with the College of Engineering and Technology…...
John Hood: Requiring work for benefits is wise
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (413+ words) There are good reasons to criticize the "Big, Beautiful Bill" the U.S. House just sent to the Senate. But its imposition of work requirements for able-bodied recipients of Medicaid " and more comprehensive work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…...
NCAA super regional field set with five ACC teams
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (220+ words) North Carolina and Duke are among 16 teams set to play in the NCAA baseball Super Regional best-of-three contests following six winner-take-all regional finals on Monday. Coastal Carolina's Colby Thorndyke celebrates after hitting a grand slam to put his team up…...
Editorial: Cutting candy won’t fix SNAP's bigger problem
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (288+ words) Governors in Indiana, Arkansas, Idaho and West Virginia want to stop letting people use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy soda, candy and other unhealthy food. Governors in Indiana, Arkansas, Idaho and West Virginia want to stop letting…...