New Bern News

Brooke Belcher, in her letter titled "Anything Goes", condemns President Obama for supporting gay marriage on the basis of his Christian beliefs.

A driver in a head-on collision Friday morning in Jones County died from injuries she suffered in the crash while her 3-year-old daughter survived with little or no injury.

Joseph Cobbs, 86, of 203 Jones St., New Bern, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern.

The victim of an apparent murder-suicide in Jacksonville warned his family and friends something might happen to him just hours before his death.

A collision of two vehicles "nearly head-on" this morning on U.S. 17 near Maysville has hospitalized both drivers and a child passenger, the N.C. Highway Patrol reported.

WANTED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS PUBLIC NOTICE OF BID SOLICITATIONS FOR THE STANDARD HEATING AND AIRCONDITION APPLIANCE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM and STANDARD WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM Twin Rivers Opportunities, Inc is presently accepting written bids from contractors who are interested in being in the Bid Pool for HARRP/Standard Weatherization ... (more)

For the past three or four weeks, Craven County farmers have been kept from harvesting wheat or preparing their fields for summer crops.

Claudia Sheats of Jacksonville won first place in the writing for children category with "Suga's Secret Ingredient." Listed in order of first through third place plus honorable mention in each category, the winners were: Flash Fiction: Krisan Murphy of Newport; John R. Barlow of Oriental; Doris Dyson of New Bern; Susanna Solomon of San Anselmo, ... (more)

The driver of a car that struck and killed a cyclist on the night of May 11 will not be charged in the incident, according to Havelock police.

Flint Zeigler will be at Trent River Coffee Company on Craven Street on Saturday for a 7 p.m. concert.

TV will be on hand at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library Friday for a special children's event - screening the new Super Why! Around the World Adventure episodes and conducting floating meet and greets with Super Why and Woofster! The UNC-TV staff and the library's Youth Services Department, along with volunteers will have ... (more)

NORTH CAROLINA, CRAVEN COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Aldermen of the City of New Bern, at its regular meeting in the City Hall Courtroom in the City of New Bern, on June 12, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached, will determine whether it is in the best interest of the City to waive the bid ... (more)

I always start my day by reading the Sun Journal. I have to keep up with the latest news, see who has passed on, and read the letters to the editor.

The doors open at 8 p.m. and the music begins at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Teenage Marine Ray Clark and his patrol unit were about to camp for the evening in heavy brush in the demilitarized zone of 1969 Vietnam.

Ahmad Saad of Cary, left, and Sasha Seymore and Dylan Simel, both of New Bern, kick the soccer balls they've kicked all the way from Asheville down a hallway at H.J. MacDonald Middle School on Thursday.

Beryl, downgraded to a tropical depression, is expected to skirt the North Carolina coast Wednesday, bringing widespread rain that could cause some flooding in low-lying areas, according to the National Weather Service.

New Bern officials say cerws are working to clear culverts and storms drains in advance of Beryl and want homeowners to do the same.

Agents from the State Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives join New Bern firefighters Tuesday morning to inspect the scene of a fire in a warehouse on North Craven Street.

A 70-year-old motorcycle rider is dead after a wreck Sunday sparked by a motorist near Bridgeton, authorities said.