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1. Greenville mayor talks dropping Flock cameras (wnct.com) — Greenville's mayor has decided the city will not proceed with installing Flock license-plate cameras after residents raised strong privacy concerns at a recent council meeting. Existing cameras around Greenville are privately or externally operated, and city leaders say they'll pause to better understand data use before considering any future surveillance technology.
2. Nepalese Americans in Eastern Carolina react to deadly floods in their homeland (wral.com) — Residents of Greenville's Nepalese community are anxiously following deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet while confirming their own relatives are safe. Staff at NC Spices in Greenville and other locals describe heartbreaking footage, urge financial support for relief efforts, and note that hundreds remain missing as rescue work continues.
3. Greenville man faces assault, false imprisonment charges (wcti12.com) — Greenville readers should know a local man is being held without bond after Pitt County deputies arrested him in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident. Authorities say the 32-year-old is charged with multiple offenses, including assault by strangulation and false imprisonment, and is scheduled for a court appearance following his detention at the Pitt County Detention Center.
4. Retired PGV executive director to fill same role at northeastern Pennsylvania airport (witn.com) — Greenville air travelers may notice a leadership change at Pitt-Greenville Airport, where longtime executive director Bill Hopper recently retired after more than seven years of service. Hopper has accepted the same role at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pennsylvania, while Brandon Craft has stepped into the director position here, ensuring continuity for local flyers and airport staff.
5. Second suspect arrested in weekend Bertie County shooting that injured 4 (witn.com) — Greenville police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a weekend shooting in Bertie County that left four people injured, all now released from the hospital. He is the second suspect charged, and both men are being held without bond as deputies continue investigating the Lewiston-Woodville incident.
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