New Bern police say James Pierre is charged with second degree rape. Police say the 15-year-old girl was raped at the Palace Motel last Wednesday.

The Craven County School District is urging Congress to stop harmful budget cuts as it gets to work on trying to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Pamlico County officials say the boil water advisory for sections of their county has been lifted as of Wednesday morning.

New Bern Fire Marshal Danny Hill said his crew was up at 5AM on Saturday morning to battle a blaze near an occupied home. Now that fire has been deemed suspicious.

Two men were busted for drug charges during a traffic stop in Craven County early Wednesday morning.

Nearly half a dozen drug dealers from eastern carolina have been sentenced to federal prison.

Six people ended up at Carolina East Medical Center after troopers say 87-year-old Hazel Reynolds failed to yield while pulling into her driveway on Washington Post Road.

Fire crews have extinguished the blaze at a mobile home, which is close to the abandoned building that had a fire Sunday and was ruled suspicious.

Police say a man who shot and killed another man this weekend in Havelock will not face any charges because of the Castle Doctrine.

The Vanceboro Fire Department responded to an abandoned structure fire Sunday morning.

An emergency water line repair means some Pamlico County water customers are experiencing periods of low pressure and outages.

Resident's in the small town of Alliance in Pamlico County don't have to pay property taxes, but that may all soon change.

So many residents of River Bend voiced their opposition to the town's proposal for a new sewer plant that the town council last night voted to discontinue the project.

New Bern police closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 headed toward Vanceboro at the Highway 55 split.

A small group of 40-50 marines returned home Thursday to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock.

Charges have been filed in a chain reaction accident that snarled traffic late this morning on Highway 17, north of Vanceboro.

A local marine is now a married man, and he and his beautiful bride have an outpouring of community support to thank for the lovely, free wedding.

Craven County Sheriff’s Office and Vanceboro Police are searching for a stabbing suspect.

Ceremonies are planned in Greenville, Jacksonville, New Bern and Kinston.

Police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man in New Bern.

New Bern Police say a child who hasn't been seen since Thursday night has now returned home.

New Bern Police are investigating a second break-in at a computer repair store.

Take a look at rising water levels along the Craven County coast.

Craven County Emergency Services Director Stanley Kite says the county is prepared to open shelters if needed.

Storm surge is a big concern for residents in Pamlico County. Officials are asking people who live in low-lying areas to evacuate, and a shelter is open.