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Chris Cooke

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Chris Cooke

    Family wants answers after elderly woman’s arrest by Hyde County deputy (opens the original)

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    HYDE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The family of a Hyde County woman is seeking answers after she was injured during an arrest by a deputy in March. The family says the woman has dementia and was never charged due to her mental state. Photos show Sherry Smithwick, 65, after she was arrested by Hyde County Deputy Billy Waters on March 31. Smithwick has dementia and was injured in the arrest. In addition to the injuries, her family says she urinated and defecated on herself from the force used in the arre

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Chris Cooke

    POLICE: 18-year-old student charged with making online threats targeting ECU dorm (opens the original)

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    GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A student is facing charges after police say she posted a threat on social media targeting an on-campus East Carolina University dorm. ECU police arrested 18-year-old Olivia Perez Tuesday night. According to warrants, Perez stated on Instagram she was “gonna shoot Fleming up.” Willow Brunst lives at the residence hall and says she is Perez’s friend. “I guess I was just super shocked, like, she had a lot of friends. Everyone was friends with her, so we all stayed a lot o

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Chris Cooke

    Pitt County Fair opening night draws crowd despite heavy rain (opens the original)

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    PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Pitt County Fair had a successful first day despite heavy rain during peak hours Tuesday night. While the rain poured down at the fair, attendees were determined to have fun. “It’s my second year visiting, so me and my roommates came back. It’s a little tradition and we got some lemonade, I had some ribbon fries, and now I’m on the frozen banana,” attendee Maylee Massengill said. While some braved the weather, other attendees were not as prepared. “As you can see,

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Chris Cooke

    Pitt County Fair organizers tout high security ahead of event (opens the original)

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    PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Pitt County Fair opens Tuesday, and organizers are making safety a top priority ahead of the event. Vendors and fair officials are finishing preparations for the kickoff. Fairgrounds manager Shelton Harris said he is anticipating a successful event. “It’s very exciting that you plan all year and then you see it starting to fall together right at the last minute,” Harris said. “You have your doubts, but it all falls together.” Harris said the fair will use a joint s

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Chris Cooke

    Greenville street repair project underway (opens the original)

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    GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A multi-million-dollar street repair project is underway in Greenville. Crews worked on city streets on Thursday as part of the 2026 Street Rehabilitation and Preservation Project. 85 streets in the city are getting upgrades. Greenville Public Information Officer Brock Letchworth said the work varies depending on the street. “It could be anything from just applying a rejuvenator that extends the life of the street a little longer to full milling and reconstruction of th

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