Federal forecasters predict there will be about nine to 15 storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season.

The wind farm has been proposed near the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge.

The heavy rains flooded roadways in Washington and other parts of Beaufort County.

A federal magistrate judge has released one of six people indicted in an alleged illegal prescription drug ring.

A man caught trying to sneak drugs into jail earlier this year is in trouble with the law again.

An official at Potash Corp Aurora, which many know as PCS Phosphate, tells WITN there will be 150 layoffs at the company.

Power has been restored to most of the 2,000 people who lost electricity in the Chocowinity area of Beaufort County, according to Progress Energy.

Deputies are looking for a man who they say assaulted a woman and a child on Sunday.

A hotel was robbed this morning after police say two neatly dressed men asked about a room.

The acquisition of Flanders Filters of Washington by an affiliate of Insight Equity has been completed.

Thanks to a mild winter and a warm March, fruits and vegetables are arriving ahead of schedule in the east.

The man accused of trying to kill his is estranged girlfriend in front of ten customers at a local convenience store in now behind bars.

An NFL player born and raised in Washington is preparing to give back to his hometown this summer.

Scott Southerland of Pinetown is charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals.

Several gas stations in Washington are at $3.42, while two in Chocowinity are selling it for $3.49 a gallon.

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.

Beaufort County deputies have charged Scott Southerland of Pinetown with misdemeanor cruelty to animals.

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."

An arrest that started with a ticket for drinking under age turned into much more serious gun charges.

The Beaufort County United Way received a huge gift from the employees at Potash Corp. Aurora.

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.

A candidate for North Carolina governor, U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge stopped at a popular Beaufort County restaurant Friday.

Darcy Grimes, a third grade teacher at Bethel Elementary School in Watauga County is the 2012-13 North Carolina Teacher of the Year.

A swim advisory has been issued for two popular beach access spots, one in Beaufort County and the other in Dare County.

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.