United States Probation and Pretrial Services is in the process of putting a federal detainer on Derrick Keith Ussery Jr. who was charged Tuesday night on cocaine trafficking counts.

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A 21-year-old woman has been charged with obstruction of justice after reportedly hiding evidence related to a June 21 murder in Enfield.

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The Halifax County Sheriff's Office will begin compliance inspections today to ensure owners and operators of Internet sweepstakes and sweepstakes machine businesses have ceased operations.

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One of the suspects wanted in last Friday’s murder of a Conway man was captured in Murfreesboro just minutes ago, the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald of Ahoskie reports.

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Weldon kicks off area Fourth of July festivities on Friday with its annual celebration beginning at 5 p.m. at River Falls Park.

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