It's been just over two months since the discovery of a man shot to death inside his vehicle on a rural road in Beaufort County and a woman who says she was once the girlfriend of the victim is still searching for answers and hoping for an arrest.
Stephen Nichols, 33, of Washington is now awaiting sentencing after he was convicted of federal firearm charges. He could be get a life sentence if he's determined to be an "armed career criminal."
A man told state troopers he led them on a high speed chase back to his home because he didn't want his car towed by authorities. It didn't matter because the Highway Patrol ended up seizing the vehicle under the state's new Run and You're Done law.
There's another roadblock to efforts to create the nation's largest electric utility. Two Eastern Carolina cities are protesting the proposed merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy.