Updated: 3:38 PM One Eastern Carolina softball team is still battling through the bracket at the Worlds Series Babe Ruth Tournament in Florida, while another is out of the tournament after a tough loss.

Updated: 3:25 PM The first Tuesday of each August is National Night Out, and many communities across the east are holding events so you can connect with your local law enforcement.

Updated: 12:43 AM Explosives found in an old packing house in Beaufort County were safely detonated today.

Updated: 12:55 AM Thomas Ashley, Jr. of Hillingdale Drive was indicted last month on four counts of indecent liberties with a child.

Updated: 7:50 PM The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office was first accredited in 2006 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Updated: 7:43 PM Harvey West, Jr. of Plymouth resigned as an alternate delegate from North Carolina to the Republican National Convention.

Updated: 12:52 AM The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office says it has located a registered sex offender who was no longer living at his registered address in Washington.

Updated: 8:15 AM An ongoing investigation into counterfeit money in Washington in Beaufort County resulted in another arrest.

Updated: 8:52 PM A wounded veteran from the East is reunited with his dog after months of being apart.

Updated: 8:27 PM WITN News 5, 5:30 and 11p.m. anchor April Davis will dance August 11th for the annual Dancing With Our Stars fundraiser for the Eagle's Wings food pantry in Beaufort County

Updated: 5:08 PM There is an Excessive Heat Warning in effect until 8pm with the chance for a few late day strong storms.

Updated: 8:30 AM The storms Tuesday evening knocked down trees and power lines. Some power outages persisted into Wednesday morning.

Updated: 1:47 PM Much of Chocowinity lost power around 11:00 a.m. Progress Energy's web site says 650 customers were without power.

Updated: 12:20 PM Dangerously hot conditions are expected to return to most of Eastern Carolina this afternoon. Then there will be yet another threat of severe weather across the region.

Updated: 5:46 AM A group of people have been waiting in line since 6 p.m. Sunday for some free food.

Posted: 9:58 PM Following a devastating fire and then Hurricane Irene, McCotter's Marina in Washington is finally completely back up and running.

Updated: 11:44 PM A Beaufort County house was damaged and power was knocked out for some people when a tree came crashing down during Monday night's storm.

Updated: 11:53 PM Mattie Lawson has beaten Arthur Williams in the State House District 6 Republican runoff. Dan Forest has been declared the winner of the NC Lieutenant Governor runoff.

Updated: 7:49 PM A boat crashed into a dock and another boat in Beaufort County early Sunday morning.

Updated: 12:23 PM The flag at a local fire department is flying at half-staff to honor a businessman and retired volunteer fireman who passed away Thursday. A visitation is planned for Saturday, July 21. The funeral is planned for Sunday, July 22.

Updated: 6:29 AM Temperatures have dropped significantly following last week's heat wave and authorities say that has led to the summer's first fish kill in the east.

Updated: 9:59 PM A week and a half since intense wind gusts turned life upside down for businesses and people across eastern carolina WITN checked in on one of the worse hit businesses: Washington's airport Warren Field.

Updated: 9:53 AM A 14-year-old boy in Chocowinity crashed a Pontiac Tuesday night on Sams Road while joyriding, according to deputies.

Updated: 8:20 PM The Highway Patrol said one person was killed in a crash in the Beaufort County town of Pantego on Morning Star Road.

Updated: 11:38 PM Due to a problem with one of its vessels, the N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division has canceled several departures on the Pamlico Sound routes Sunday.