WITN - Lenoir and Greene County

UPDATE: Goldsboro Man Pleads Guilty To Multi-million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

A local man pleaded guilty to a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scheme.

Man Shot In Kinston Following Holdup

Police in the east are investigating a shooting that happened just before most people get up to go to work.

Deputies Find Cocaine, Sword In Man's Home

Deputies said a drug tip and a strong smell coming from a local home were clues that lead to a drug bust.

Former Kinston Councilman Admits To Child Porn Charge

Will Barker made the plea in Wilmington before a federal judge.

Man Out On Probabtion Charged With Murder Of Kinston Teen

Kinston police have charged Desmond Pearson with the murder of 18-year-old Jahad Moore and the wounding of 24-year-old Jacoby Riddick.

Grant Hayes To Be Tried First In Kinston Mom's Murder

Grant Hayes and his wife, Amanda, are charged with killing Laura Ackerson back in 2011 in Raleigh.

FIRST ON WITN: Kinston Taco Bell Robbed At Gunpoint

Kinston Police said a fast food restaurant was held up at gunpoint overnight in the east.

Two Arrested, Half Kilo Of Coke Seized In Lenoir County

Lenoir County deputies arrested two men after finding the 22 ounces of coke, valued at $43,120, in a vehicle on Burncoat Road in the southern part of the county.

Pros & Cons Of Proposed Kinston Solar Farm

Solar farms have been popping up all over Eastern Carolina in the past couple of years and a third one could be headed to Lenoir County.

Trial For Former NC House Member LaRoque May 20

The date for the federal trial of a former North Carolina state legislator accused of theft, fraud and filing false tax returns has been set.

From Illegal Immigrant To American Citizen & Successful Greene County Businessman

Imagine being 14-years old, speaking a different language, and completely on your own? That's how a local farmer's journey began almost 30 years ago after he crossed the Mexican border looking to provide for his family.

Kinston's Carter Capps Gets First MLB Victory

Mount Olive College and North Lenoir High School baseball alum Carter Capps recorded his first Major League win, tossing two shutout innings in relief in the Seattle Mariners' 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Woman Using Stolen Debit Card

Kinston police say the woman used the debit card at the Piggly Wiggly on North Herritage Street the same day it was stolen.

Deadly Tornadoes Remembered Two Years Later

Two years ago today dozens of deadly tornadoes ripped through Eastern Carolina, killing 12 people in Bertie County.

Kinston's Reggie Bullock Leaving UNC For NBA Draft

UNC confirms that Kinston native and North Carolina junior forward Reggie Bullock has decided to enter the 2013 NBA draft.

POLICE: Bare Light Bulb Causes Kinston House Fire

Police say the light bulb caught clothes on fire that were in the closet, causing some $10,000 in damage.

NEW INFO: Teen Shot Following Robbery Near Kinston Fatal Shooting Scene

Kinston Police say that a man walked into a Kinston emergency room after he said he had been robbed and shot.

UPDATE: Victims Identified In Fatal Kinston Shooting

One person is dead, another in the hospital after a shooting late Friday afternoon in Kinston.

POWER OUTAGE: Equipment Fire Sparks Contained Power Outage

If you were wondering who turned the lights out in La Grange early Friday morning, Progress Energy said the culprit is an equipment fire.

"How Cool Is Your School?" Tour Visits Kenansville Elementary

Week 4: Kenansville Elementary School the site of Friday morning's final "How Cool Is Your School?" stop by WITN News at Sunrise.

Multi-County Bust Turns Up A Pound Of Meth

Law enforcement in three eastern North Carolina counties say a tip led them to a suspected meth trafficker where they found a pound of the drug worth $45,000 in his car.