Erin Jenkins

6 days ago | wnct.com | Jackson Saylor |Erin Jenkins |Lauren Beachy |Jordan Honeycutt

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A School Resource Officer at Snowden Elementary School got a complaint Monday, Apr. 14, 2025, from the school’s administration that a student may have had a gun on a bus. A witness shared the student had the gun in a bookbag and tossed it out of the window of the bus. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office took immediate action to secure the school. Investigators responded to the school and found the juvenile did have a handgun and threw it from the bus.

1 week ago | wnct.com | Lauren Beachy |Erin Jenkins

GREENVILLE, NC (WNCT) — A former East Carolina University student who went viral on TikTok is speaking out after being arrested twice by campus police. Faith Pellini, who is no longer enrolled at ECU, gained millions of views on social media after posting a video claiming she confronted a man at an off-campus party who she said sexually assaulted female students. Following the viral post, Pellini was arrested twice for trespassing on campus grounds.

3 weeks ago | wnct.com | Erin Jenkins

GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A lockdown at Eastern Correctional Prison in Greene County has been lifted according to Brad Deen with N.C. Adult Corrections. The lockdown was put in place after an unknown substance was found. The investigation was handed over to the SBI. Eastern Correctional Facility on lockdown after inmate exposes staff to unknown substanceDeen also said the substance has not been identified and they are waiting for toxicology confirmation.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Erin Jenkins

GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A lockdown at Eastern Correctional Prison in Greene County has been lifted according to Brad Deen with N.C. Adult Corrections. The lockdown was put in place after an unknown substance was found. The investigation was handed over to the SBI. Eastern Correctional Facility on lockdown after inmate exposes staff to unknown substanceDeen also said the substance has not been identified and they are waiting for toxicology confirmation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc.

3 weeks ago | wnct.com | Alayna Verduyn |Erin Jenkins

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Throughout March, WNCT 9 On Your Side introduced you to four remarkable women making a difference in our communities. The winner for 2025 is La’Neika Benbow-Bruinton. “I’m super excited, I’m flabbergasted, speechless, just very, very thankful for this opportunity,” Benbow-Bruinton said. “I love mentoring, as a social worker, that’s my passion.