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May He Rot: Racist White Man Arrested For Threatening To 'Shoot Up A Black Preschool'

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Folks, I think America might have a white supremacist problem. Source: tihomir_todorov / Getty Earlier this week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced the arrest of a white man from Newport who had threatened to “shoot up” Black children at a preschool. (Yes, you read that right. These rabid, Klan-adjacent monsters are that sick and depraved.) The attorney’s office’s press release states that federal ag…Newport, North Carolina · Newport See the Story

Edward Corbett, 84; service later

Edward Earl Corbett, 84, of Newport, died Thursday, September 11, 2025, at his home.Newport, North Carolina · Newport Read Article

North Carolina man arrested over threat to 'shoot and skin' black babies in YouTube comment

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Zachary Charles Newell, a 25-year-old from Newport, North Carolina, was arrested on September 1, 2025, after posting a racially charged comment on YouTube threatening to kill black preschool children. According to a United States Department of Justice press release, The comment, made under the username “CommentatorsHateMe,” read: “I’m gonna shoot up a black pre-school. 20 black babies will be shot and then skinned like the animals they are.” Goo…FBI · Newport Read Article

Chuck Yates, 76; service Sept. 12

Charles “Chuck or Chucky” Edward Yates, 76, of Newport, died Monday, September 8, 2025, at Pruitt Health - Crystal Coast.Newport, North Carolina · Newport Read Article

Eastern North Carolina Fall Weather: Flooded Roads and High Tides Impact U.S. Highway 70 Near Newport Into Tonight

North Carolina drivers could face flooded roads along U.S. Highway 70 and low-lying coastal areas through late Wednesday as high tides push water inland.Newport, North Carolina · Newport Read Article

Alfred Mandarelli, 74; incomplete

Alfred "Al" Mandarelli, 74, of Newport, died Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Carteret Health Care.Newport, North Carolina · Newport Read Article

Congregation purchases 24.5 acres one year following fire that destroyed Community Baptist Church

NEWPORT — One year following a fire that destroyed Community Baptist Church in Newport, the congregation has purchased 24.5 acres on Tom Mann Road and is looking forward to the day they break ground for their new building.Newport, North Carolina · Newport Read Article

'Skinned Like the Animals They Are': Racist Troll Who Threatened Black Children Gets Brutal Surprise After Commenting on Video

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“I’m gonna shoot up a black pre-school. 20 black babies will be shot and then skinned like the animals they are.” Those were the horrific words Zachary Charles Newell wrote in a YouTube comment that caught the attention of a cybercrime team at Google, who then quickly alerted the FBI, according to a probable cause affidavit via The Independent. The 25-year-old from North Carolina was spewing his hate anonymously, under the name CommentatorsHate…Animals · Newport Read Article

Paulino Machucho Cuevas, 46; service Sept. 13

Paulino “El Tiburon” Machucho Cuevas, 46, of Newport, died Saturday, August 30, 2025, at his home.Newport, North Carolina · Newport Read Article

YouTube commenter arrested over threat to ‘shoot and skin’ Black preschoolers

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Zachary Charles Newell, 25, wrote that he would murder and mutilate 20 young children ‘like the animals they are,’ according to an FBI probable cause affidavitYouTube · United Kingdom See the Story

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