A budget cut is forcing one school district in the east to layoff nine teachers this school year and four of them will have to be dismissed this semester.

East Carolina Bank, which has 25 locations throughout Eastern Carolina, is based in Engelhard.

Some areas in the east are still recovering from Hurricane Irene last year and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission was working Monday to help restore the rivers.

The last convicted murderer to escape from a NC prison and remain on the run, prior to James Ladd, is 47-year-old Martin Pedron, who also escaped from Tillery Correctional Center in Halifax County. He's been on the run since 1996.

James Ladd is back in custody after he escaped from the state prison in Halifax County Sunday.

Samuel Byers was charged Wednesday by Camden County deputies with five counts of felony indecent liberties with a minor and five counts of felony statutory sex offense with a minor.

The federally protected animal was found September 4th near Creswell. The red wolf was wearing a radio collar to help track it.

The county school board Monday night unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Joseph Davis as superintendent for Washington County's school system.

A man who deputies say robbed and then seriously beat a Tyrrell County man this summer has been caught in Georgia.

21-year-old Joshua D'Aundrey Powell of Ahoskie surrendered to police Wednesday afternoon.

Hertford police say it happened Tuesday evening on West Railroad Street.

Governor Beverly Perdue is requesting assistance for Halifax County residents and business owners hit hard by flooding last weekend.

Counties from across Eastern Carolina have formed a new coalition to fight for highway and road projects for all drivers in the east.

Almost four years after it was lost at sea, a boat made right here in the east is finally home.

There have been many alligators showing up in residential areas in Eastern Carolina this summer and now there's another.

Continued rain and soggy field conditions have forced some area high schools to postpone Friday night football games.

One lane of a highway in Tyrrell County has been closed after a dump truck full of asphalt overturned and landed in a ditch.

Four counties in Eastern Carolina joined forces with the U.S. Marshal Service to make sure registered sex offenders are living where they say they are.

A Silver Alert has been issued for Tracie Hoffman. The 47-year-old woman was last seen by staff at Cypress Manor in Roper on Saturday night around 10:00 p.m.

Authorities say a father shot his his neighbor following an argument with his stepson.

Plymouth town manager Kenneth Creque resigned last night after town council met with him behind closed doors during a special meeting.

Scattered showers and storms continue to impact the area this evening and will gradually weaken into the overnight.

Authorities said someone broke into an ATM just after midnight in Plymouth.

A man and a former social services worker in Eastern Carolina are accused of rape and indecent liberties with a 15-year-old girl.

NOAA forecasters say they expect a total of 12 to 17 tropical storms, with as many as five to eight hurricanes, for the season from June 1 to Nov. 30. Two to three of storms could become major hurricanes.