NEWPORT — Two men are in the Carteret County jail in Beaufort following a chase in a stolen vehicle Thursday.

NEW BERN — Two area drug dealers, including a Carteret County man, were recently convicted of controlled substance distribution offenses and sentenced to prison by Judge John Nobles Jr. in Craven County Superior Court, District Attorney Scott Thomas’ office announced Tuesday.

NEWPORT — A traffic collision Monday afternoon on Hibbs Road resulted in two women, one of them pregnant, being taken to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.

NEWPORT — Newport officials want to provide a local business owner the time and leeway he needs to bring his store into compliance with town ordinances.

NEWPORT — Carteret County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an alleged drive-by shooting that occurred Friday night at Sea Scape Mobile Home Park in Newport.

BEAUFORT — Motorists and residents can brace themselves for campaign signs this fall, with races set for mayoral and governing board seats in several of Carteret County’s 11 towns this November.

Due to the potential weather threat from Tropical Storm Elsa, the regular Newport council meeting Thursday has been canceled. Mayor Dennis Barber has called for a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 22 in the town hall boardroom. The meeting will be open to the public.

NEWPORT — The council made last-minute changes to the fiscal year 2020-21 budget hours before the 2019-20 fiscal year ended.

NEWPORT — The driver of a red Dodge Ram pickup truck was transported to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City Tuesday morning after running off the road on Highway 24.

NEWPORT — In an effort to determine and better understand long- and short-term needs, Newport officials are touring the town departments this summer.

NEWPORT — The Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter has been the temporary host of two special animals that will be transferred Saturday to another wildlife rehabilitation facility.

BEAUFORT — After hearing from neighbors who raised concerns about the plans, as well as developers who responded to many of those concerns, the Carteret County Planning Commission gave its recommendation of approval to preliminary plans for a proposed RV park off Lake Road.  

NEWPORT — Town officials have adopted a unified development ordinance and several other amendments to Newport’s ordinances to meet state statute changes.

NEWPORT — Katey Simmons was seeking a project that would help others as a way to show gratitude for her blessings.

NEW BERN — District Attorney Scott Thomas announced Thursday Charles Purcell Morris Sr., 54, of Newport, over the course of multiple appearances, pleaded guilty to the sale of drugs in Carteret and Craven counties.

BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday detectives with the agency’s Criminal Investigation Division have arrested a Newport man on charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors.

NEWPORT — Parents in Carteret County have the opportunity to take their children fishing in Croatan National Forest Saturday during the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Kids Fishing Day.

NEWPORT — After spending eight nights lost in the Croatan National Forest, Joshua Kenneth Clauson was found alive Sunday morning.

NEWPORT — The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search for a missing Newport man, but the case remains active.

MOREHEAD CITY — North Carolina has launched a statewide wastewater monitoring network that is tracking COVID-19 trends through the use of wastewater sampling, and a local research lab is playing a key role in the effort.

NEWPORT — The Carteret County Sheriffs Office is requesting homeowners who live in the area of Lake Road, where a man has been missing since Saturday in the Croatan National Forest, to check their property and outbuildings.

NEWPORT — The Newport Town Council is raising the ad valorem property tax rate next fiscal year to maintain emergency services.

NEWPORT — Multiple agencies responded to a house fire on Howard Boulevard in Newport Sunday afternoon that resulted in severe damage to the structure.

NEWPORT — Property developers in Newport may notice more streamlined development regulations in place this summer, if town officials adopt the proposed unified development ordinance.

NEWPORT — The Newport Town Council is pursuing a new emergency medical service district to help pay for increased demand and future growth officials are expecting in the area.