Former Rep. Thomas Wright was found guilty of felony obstruction of justice Wednesday and sentenced to prison after his second conviction this year for political corruption.

A mobile home fire left six pets dead and a family without belongings Tuesday. Rosemary Kerlie left her house on Hardison Field Road off N.C. 306 around 9:45 a.m. for her job as a waitress at Gary's Restaurant.

A Pamlico County public school teacher will be out for a week after being struck by the side mirror of a van Monday morning as she was going onto school grounds.