Wilson County
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Man charged with first-degree murder after Wilson shooting Thursday
A man is charged with murder after a shooting in Wilson on Thursday night.
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Remains found in Wilson County in 1977 identified as missing 15-year-old girl
Advanced DNA testing helped investigators identify remains found almost five decades ago as a missing Maryland teenager who disappeared in 1977. Her death remains unsolved.
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Wilson County man accused of raping young child
Authorities said a man has been charged with statutory rape of an 8-year-old girl.
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Two people killed in head-on collision on I-587 in Wilson County
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said two people died in a crash Monday just after 7 p.m. on I-587 in Wilson County.
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'I do not condone what I did' | Wilson courthouse shooting suspect breaks silence
A man accused of shooting a woman and two law enforcement officers outside the Wilson County Courthouse told a judge the attack was an “impulsive choice” driven by emotion.
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SBI: More felony charges for man accused of vengeance-fueled courthouse shooting in Wilson
The man accused of shooting a woman and two law enforcement officers outside a Wilson courthouse earlier this week is now facing a slew of new charges for state investigators.
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'There are best practices' | Evaluating courthouse safety, and federal efforts to improve it
A US Senate bill aims to improve safety for state court systems, including better education for security and improved threat reporting
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2 more charged in Wilson courthouse shooting; Deputies say trio planned retaliatory attack
Two more people have been charged in connection with the Wilson courthouse shooting, which investigators say was a planned act of retaliation tied to a teenager’s killing.
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No bond for Wilson courthouse shooting suspect in alleged act of revenge
The man accused in a shooting outside the Wilson County Courthouse on Monday was denied bond inside the courthouse on Tuesday.
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'That's someone's baby down there': Woman says she tried to help Wilson Courthouse shooting victim
As Tawana Burns was working around 10:30 a.m. adjacent to the Wilson County courthouse, she heard gunshots ring out. As she turned around to look out her window, which faces the steps of the courthouse, she saw a woman lying on the ground.
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16-year-old found dead inside Wilson home, police investigate as homicide
The Wilson Police Department is investigating the homicide of a 16-year-old.
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Severe drought triggers fish kill at Lake Wilson. Conditions expected to worsen in coming weeks
The rain North Carolina may receive over the next couple of days won't come close to solving the severe drought affecting the state. The impacts are showing up in many ways, including water restrictions, crop failures, and now dead fish.
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Police: Woman, Amtrak train shot while traveling through Wilson
According to the Wilson Police Department, deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office were called to reports of gunshots involving an Amtrak train around 11:15 p.m. Saturday near Boswellville Road and Lely Road.
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Dozens of rescue cats die in Wilson County fire
More than 30 rescue cats were killed in a house fire in Wilson County on Wednesday. The house belonged to Alice Pierce, who operates Purrfect Hearts Cat Rescue out of the home.
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Two arrested after house-parties led to shooting in Wilson
Police said they responded to reports of a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Parties were happening at two homes on the street, and police said an argument had escalated between party-goers.
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Major league kindness: Prince Fielder gifts foul ball to young Wilson Warbirds fan
Six-time MLB All-Star Prince Fielder made a young fan's night on Thursday when he was captured on video handing a caught foul ball back to a little girl sitting behind him.
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Child killed after walking on highway and hit by truck in Wilson County, SHP says
Troopers said a 2019 white freightliner was traveling east in the left lane of NC-42, and a one-year-old child was walking in the left lane of NC-42. The freightliner struck the child, and the child was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Man dies after being trapped under vehicle in Wilson
A man died after being trapped underneath a vehicle in Wilson on Sunday afternoon.
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Wilson mother wants change after the man who killed her daughter drives drunk again
A Wilson woman wants to see the laws change for repeat DWI offenders after the man who killed her daughter 16 years ago got out of prison and drove drunk again.
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Two killed in Wilson County house fire, fire officials say
Officials said William Bullock, 71, and Brenda Bullock, 70, died after a house fire on Friday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Driver hospitalized from road rage shooting on Wilson County highway
A man shot another man after a crash in a road rage-based dispute on Monday along I-587 in Wilson County.
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Wilson Co. woman rescues abandoned dog from intense cold & snow. She's now facing charges for it
Deputies in Wilson County charged Dason Garner with keeping a stray animal, failure to surrender and interfering with law enforcement after she rescued the dog and didn't turn it over to authorities.
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‘Fat-finger mistake’: State, county elections officials tussle over Wilson County sheriff’s race
State law appears to make a Wilson County man ineligible to run for sheriff in 2026. But state elections officials voted to ignore that law and allow him to run for office anyway, saying voters should be allowed to decide.
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Wilson County teen saves his brother’s life thanks to a lesson he learned in middle school
Cody Aliff was on a family hunting trip when he had to jump to his brother’s rescue CPR training he learned at Springfield Middle School.
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500 more jobs coming to Wilson in new pharmaceutical plant, Stein says
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been heavily investing in North Carolina , spending billions on its Wilson factory as well as a Holly Springs lab announced in August.
