Updated: 8:08 PM The man accused of biting off part of another man's ear went before a Carteret County judge and later told WITN that he was only trying to stop a bar fight.

Updated: 7:34 AM A kayaker was left clinging to a pylon for about an hour and a half due to rough conditions off Atlantic Beach.

Updated: 11:49 PM Carteret County Deputies say 62-year-old Earl Baker of Sam Garner Road in Newport is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Updated: 8:25 PM 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.

Updated: 12:57 PM The death rate of the wild horses on Shackleford Banks in Carteret County is up, while the birth rate is down. Find out why officials say they aren't worried about it.

Updated: 11:47 PM A boat broke loose from a vehicle in Atlantic Beach and hit two other vehicles sending several people to the hospital.

Updated: 11:57 PM Business owners and beach goers told WITN they don't anticipate people missing out on the beach this summer because of rising gas prices.

Updated: 8:14 PM The state ferry system says all runs on the Pamlico Sound, Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke routes, have been cancelled today due to safety reasons.

Updated: 3:55 AM Atlantic Beach is hoping a grant will help them provide more family entertainment.

Posted: 8:13 PM With the 150th anniversary of the battle of Fort Macon weeks away, crews are working to prepare the fort for a reenactment of the battle, including adding two new working cannon replicas.

Updated: 8:22 PM A little more than a week into spring and Emerald Isle is preparing to begin its battle against mosquitoes.

Updated: 8:59 PM Do rising gas prices have you rethinking your summer vacation plans?

Updated: 8:28 PM Low visibility conditions due to fog and smoke played a role in an accident on Highway 58 this morning.

Updated: 7:59 PM Fire broke out around 8:30 a.m. at Alex & Brett Custom Bakery.

Updated: 7:19 PM There was a sea of green in Emerald Isle Saturday afternoon as thousands celebrated St. Patrick's day at the Festival there.

Updated: 8:29 PM Just in time for St. Patrick Day festivities, the Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle will reopen Saturday.

Posted: 11:35 AM A teenager who was arrested last month for stealing guns from his uncle is behind bars again, this time on charges of having a sexual relationship with a girl who was 14 years or younger.

Updated: 10:20 AM St. Patrick's Day is Saturday, and that means it is time for the 21st annual Emerald Isle festival!

Updated: 10:21 PM If you're in Carteret County and are seeing smoke and ash, officials say don't worry. The smoke is from a control burn in the area.

Posted: 2:09 PM John Avery of Newport was arrested Thursday by Carteret County deputies.

Updated: 6:54 AM Friday brings the first of two funerals for the young women killed in a fiery crash this week.

Updated: 6:35 AM A proposed ban on smoking at Wrightsville Beach has some wondering if officials in Eastern Carolina could consider the same thing for beaches here.

Updated: 8:22 PM Troopers say a driver doing 60 miles per hour and trying to make a stoplight rear ended one vehicle and side-swiped two others late this morning.

Updated: 9:27 PM We now know how much the state D.O.T. wanted to charge for ferry tolls, only the governor has put them all on hold for now.

Updated: 8:08 PM Police have now released the names of two young women killed in a fiery crash late Tuesday night in Morehead City.