Updated: 7:46 PM A former police officer has been charged with rape and other sex crimes after the SBI investigated allegations against the officer.

Updated: 1:28 PM The N.C. Highway Patrol says troopers had responded to more than 250 calls by late Friday afternoon.

Updated: 10:56 PM 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.

Updated: 6:44 AM 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.

Updated: 11:52 PM 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.

Updated: 6:38 AM 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.

Updated: 11:48 PM 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.

Posted: 8:05 PM 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.

Posted: 5:39 AM The Halifax County Sheriff's Office says they responded to an assault Wednesday night.

Posted: 8:56 AM A misdemeanor assault and battery charge has been dropped against a Northampton County sheriff's investigator who was charged while working security at a nightclub.

Updated: 8:26 PM Arrests have been made in a farm and lawn equipment theft ring with cases going back to early 2011 in multiple eastern Carolina counties.

Posted: 8:09 PM A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Elizabeth City.

Updated: 7:54 PM Timothy Lassiter was charged this summer with assault inflicting serious injury and simple assault after an altercation took place in a courtroom involving inmate Troy Powell, Lassiter and Deputy Charles Reynolds.

Updated: 11:38 PM The Dare County Courthouse and Sheriff's Office were evacuated Tuesday morning after a bomb threat.

Updated: 11:45 PM An ambulance company owner fro Perquimans County and her son have been indicted in a healthcare fraud conspiracy.

Updated: 11:40 PM The Halifax County Sheriff's Office charged 30-year-old Scotland Neck native Ebony Bryant with 8 counts of Identity Theft and 8 Counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses.

Updated: 11:43 PM Police are looking for three people of interest after a shooting and chase of the suspects getaway car Thursday afternoon. The manhunt for the shooting suspects caused the brief lockdown of 2 schools.

Posted: 10:41 PM The amazing rescue of fourteen people from a ship that sank off our coast during Hurricane Sandy was featured on The Weather Channel Wednesday night.

Updated: 10:43 PM Deputies say a pregnant woman was stabbed and cut multiple times during a domestic dispute in Halifax County at a gas station.

Updated: 12:32 AM A 24-year old who is going to law school was sworn in Monday night as a Washington County Commissioner.

Updated: 8:08 PM The campaign manager for State Senator Stan White says his candidate has conceded the District 1 race.

Updated: 8:51 PM The largest hospital system in Eastern Carolina reported a $112 million profit in fiscal 2012, compared to $90 million last year.

Updated: 9:13 PM A fourth red wolf has been killed in Eastern Carolina and a reward is being offered for information to find those involved.

Updated: 8:19 PM The future for Coast Guard rescue swimmers in Eastern Carolina has arrived at a new state of the art facility in Elizabeth City and offers the most realistic and challenging training a student can face.

Updated: 12:03 PM The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says the latest death was reported last Friday, north of Creswell, near the Washington and Tyrrell county line. They believe the red wolf was shot.