Updated: 6:07 AM - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Read More

Updated: 05/23/13 - We had flooding in several spots across eastern carolina Wednesday night, and it proved to be a pretty big obstacle for some drivers. Read More

Updated: 05/22/13 - Nancy LaBarge from Northside High School in Beaufort County is the WITN Teacher of the Week for May 22, 2013. Read More

Updated: 05/21/13 - Deputies said a surveillance operation ended with two arrests and the seizure of 641 grams of marijuana. Read More

Updated: 05/21/13 - Deputies and officers are currently looking for an armed robbery suspect after a dollar store was robbed. Read More

Updated: 05/17/13 - The crash has closed down Taylor Road in Beaufort as crews work to stop the leaking gas. Read More

Updated: 05/15/13 - The state has okayed one hurdle for a proposed rock quarry in Beaufort County, despite concern from local residents about possible pollution. Read More

Updated: 05/15/13 - Keith Frazier was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Wilmington for the March 2011 robbery of the First South Bank on East Fire Tower Road. Read More

Updated: 05/15/13 - An Eastern Carolina teen faces nearly 50 charges in connection with several car and home break-ins. Read More

Updated: 05/14/13 - Lincoln County deputies say a woman lied about her daughter being kidnapped by the girl's father, who took the child to Washington here in the east. Read More

Updated: 05/08/13 - Beaufort County Deputies say a suspect accused of having marijuana near a local Boys and Girls Club was found in a house hiding under a bed sheet. Read More

Updated: 05/07/13 - Washington senior pitcher Rebekah Langston is our newest WITN Pepsi Player Of The Week. Read More

Updated: 05/08/13 - The Highway Patrol says two Washington residents were killed in a traffic accident Monday afternoon. Read More

Updated: 05/06/13 - Dozens of North Carolina coastal fishermen are making their voices heard on legislation that would essentially prevent commercial boats from catching and selling three fish species. Read More

Posted: 05/06/13 - Another candidate has entered his name in the race for sheriff in Beaufort County. Read More

Updated: 05/04/13 - The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested 5 people after a report they were using heroin in the Washington Walmart parking lot this week. Read More

Updated: 05/20/13 - Week 4: Kenansville Elementary School the site of Friday morning's final "How Cool Is Your School?" stop by WITN News at Sunrise. Read More

Updated: 05/01/13 - Four people are headed to prison after a four-year-old girl was thrown off a roof and struck the side of a swimming pool in 2011. Read More

Updated: 05/01/13 - Another person has announced he is running for the sheriff's position in Beaufort County being vacated by Alan Jordan who will not run again in 2014. Read More

Posted: 04/29/13 - Chocowinity Police Chief Todd Alligood officially put his name in the hat for Beaufort County sheriff in 2014. Read More

Posted: 04/26/13 - The Governor's Office says ProNamic Industries plans to create 52 new jobs and invest more than $8.5 million over the next three years with its facility in Washington. Read More

Posted: 04/26/13 - The City of Washington announced Friday its new city manger is beginning work this summer. Read More

Updated: 04/23/13 - The accident happened just after noon on Gilead Shores Road, that's east of Chocowinity. Read More

Posted: 04/23/13 - Aurora says a water leak prompted the boil water advisory. Read More

Posted: 04/22/13 - Some homeowners in Beaufort County got a landscaping makeover worthy of a theme park. Read More

Updated: 04/22/13 - Deputies said three thieves' plan was foiled by the same cell phone they stole from a vehicle break-in. Read More

Updated: 04/20/13 - With the tragedies in Boston and Texas this week, we've seen a lot of law enforcement response including K-9 officers. Thursday through Sunday more than 20 K-9 teams from all over the east coast are training in Beaufort County for just those kind of situations. Read More

Updated: 04/18/13 - There were 27,000 runners in the Boston Marathon Monday, and 20 of them were from eastern Carolina. WITN's Lynnette Taylor spoke with three of them who recall how the most rewarding day of their lives turned into the most horrific. Read More

Posted: 04/15/13 - The state Department of Transportation began installing toll booths at several ferry terminals Monday. Read More

Updated: 04/10/13 - Nearly 200 athletes across two Eastern Carolina counties came together Wednesday to compete and have some fun at the Special Olympics Spring Games. Read More