We've received several photos from viewers showing receded waters along our coast and rivers. Chief Meteorologist Marvin Daugherty says persistent strong winds today are pushing rivers out to sea and leaving beaches exposed.

Several schools near the coast have issued delays because of the windy conditions.

The lone survivor of a fishing boat from Eastern Carolina that was lost off the Maryland coast says the biggest wave he had ever seen destroyed the ship in seconds.

Strong winds today closed some schools, caused a river bottom to be exposed and forced changes in the state's ferry system.

State transportation officials say the Alligator River Bridge in Tyrrell and Dare counties will be closed for almost two weeks in April, requiring drivers to take a 90-mile detour.

The state's insurance companies and the top state regulator have agreed that homeowner's insurance policies can rise by a statewide average of 7 percent starting in July.

Elizabeth City police plan to blow the dust off the city's only wheel boot to try to deal with the growing problem of unpaid parking tickets.

Deputies say they found between 70 and 80 cats in a rented building, possibly part of an illegal cat rescue operation going on in Pasquotank County.

More than 6,000 customers were left without power in a large portion of Pamlico County and spots of Craven County Sunday.

The Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office says a two year long drug investigation led them to the large dog fighting operation.

Police say they caught two men red-handed---stealing copper out of an old school that was leased by the Police Athletic League and the Fraternal Order of Police.

A North Carolina lawmaker is gauging support for a bill to allow coastal towns to enforce smoking bans on beaches.

Currituck County's beaches receded anywhere from 2 to 7 feet along nearly 23 miles of the barrier island in 2011.

It's been 5 years since an Eastern Carolina family reported their son, father, and husband missing. Craig Swain was last sen in Washington County.

Fire crews battled a large fire at the old White Oak School building in Chowan County north of Edenton Monday night.

A high school principal who was charged with DWI this past weekend is taking annual leave while the school district investigates what happened.

A former police officer has been charged with rape and other sex crimes after the SBI investigated allegations against the officer.

The N.C. Highway Patrol says troopers had responded to more than 250 calls by late Friday afternoon.

A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow is causing icy and hazardous travel conditions on roads across the state, and road conditions are expected to worsen overnight as temperatures drop, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Three people from Bertie County were transferred from the jail in Pasquotank County, where they were facing a handful of charges, to the jail in Pitt County, where the list of charges against each of them grew significantly.

The Halifax County Sheriffs deputies arrested 25-year-old Bryant Harrison for suspicion of dealing crack cocaine near a high school. Deputies stopped Harrison on a scooter in Roanoke Rapids for an equipment violation.

Fog has developed in many areas, though it's not expected to be as thick or widespread as the foggy conditions experienced over the weekend.

Thousands of feet of copper wire are being stolen off of irrigation systems around the east. A Washington County farmer says he's had enough, and is offering a $7,000 reward.

A North Carolina judge says a hearing is needed to determine if a complex of high-rise hen-houses where more than three million chickens lay eggs is polluting neighboring land, including a federal wildlife refuge.

The Halifax County Sheriff's Office says they responded to an assault Wednesday night.