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.

It happened around 3:20 p.m. on Highland Drive, near Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home in Washington.

An ECU student is facing even more indecent exposure charges.

Washington police are investigating a shooting and vehicle crash on Wilson Street.

Police are investigating the shooting of a Beaufort County Schools activity bus Wednesday night. Gunfire shattered a window on the bus that was carrying the Northside High School track team.

On Tuesday Beaufort County deputies charged Bartolo Mondragon of Washington with failure to store a firearm to protect a minor.

Five people are charged in a drug bust after deputies say undercover officers bought cocaine and crack from several suspects.

A suspect lawmen had just taken into custody is now charged with assault on a government official after authorities say he kicked a deputy and spit in his face.

A General Assembly committee has recommended legislation to repeal proposed new and higher tolls on North Carolina ferry routes that have been at the center of a dispute between Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue and Republican legislative leaders.

This weekend marks the second time in several years that the Community Emergency Response Team is holding its canine training in North Carolina with sixteen teams from all over the country participating in the training session in Beaufort County.

Officials confirm Lori Melton, Anna Moore, Amanda Bunch, Justin Mixon, Kevin D. Owens and Aaron Jones have been arrested on a combined total of 259 federal charges in Beaufort County.

Irene is being retired from the list of storm names because the 2011 hurricane killed 49 people and caused more than $15 billion in damage.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Temperatures are expected around 30°.

One person had to be airlifted to hospital after a car and a tanker truck --carrying phosphoric acid-- collided head-on this afternoon.

Beaufort County deputies say they were called just after midnight Easter Sunday to a home on Gage Lane outside of Washington.

The Highway Patrol is citing speed and alcohol for a deadly crash in Pinetown this morning. Troopers say the impact knocked the engine out of the driver's Mustang.

A bridge on Highway 33 between Chocowinity and Greenville that has been deemed to be structurally deficient and functionally obsolete is going to be replaced.

Deputies say Michael Duncan of Keysville Road has been charged with felony cruelty to animals.

A Greenville high school was placed on lockdown this morning because of nearby police action.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office charged 49-year-old Bruce Wiggins of Deerfield Mobile Home Park in Washington with numerous drug offenses.

Some residents in Beaufort County can expect to hear an unusual amount of noise coming from the sky Monday evening.