Posted: 06/18/2013 - People traveling on one stretch of Interstate 95 will notice an increased Highway Patrol presence.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's special operations units.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - It has been nearly two-years in the making and now the new $48-million-dollar James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville is just days away from opening.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Police say a Martin County store owner stepped in when he recognized two suspects accused of stealing more than $1,000 from video game machines at his store.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - An arrest has been made in a hit and run accident that killed a college student last year.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Grifton Police Chief Bryan Cauley says a woman found the injured cat underneath her car on McCrae Street.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - The DoubleTree by Hilton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront reopened this morning following a $5 million renovation.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - East Carolina University says an alert sent out last night via Twitter that the campus was on lockdown was sent out by mistake.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - A cold front will bring showers and possible storms to eastern Carolina overnight.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - The Indians have recalled third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Police said a man caused a three vehicle wreck Monday night and then left the scene, only to later be arrested and taken to jail.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Police said a black bear is taking in the sites around a town with its likeness at every corner.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Greenville police say the armed thieves stole cash, electronic and the victim's keys.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - A Jacksonville woman is among the 8 astronaut candidates selected by NASA Monday. Their mission will be to help lead the first human mission to an asteroid and then on to Mars.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - A Boone inspector says a hotel pool heater that leaked carbon monoxide and killed a Washington state couple and later a South Carolina boy was installed without the knowledge of the town's inspection department.

Updated: 06/17/2013 - The village of Simpson in Pitt County officially voted Monday to eliminate it's police chief position. Some residents worry there could be more crime with no chief.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in several states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.

Updated: 06/17/2013 - The Pitt County Schools superintendent for the past 7 years Doctor Beverly Emory said her goodbyes Monday night at her last school board meeting before she heads up another North Carolina school system.