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.

Washington County Hospital is open once again after having to lock down for nearly five hours Wednesday.

A cyclist who was struck and killed early Tuesday morning in Kill Devil Hills has been identified.

The private security firm that used to known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine, as well as a acknowledges a $42 million settlement with the U.S. State Department for violating the Arms Export Control Act.

New numbers out today show tourism spending increased in all of the state's 100 counties, compared to 2010.

Harvey West, Jr. of Plymouth resigned as an alternate delegate from North Carolina to the Republican National Convention.

Police said a convenience store clerk was held at gunpoint before the robbers ran.

Christina Corbo is listed as a business education teacher at Currituck County High School.

Two people are dead after their car was involved in an accident with an 18-wheeler hauling jet fuel in Tyrrell County. Highway 94 was shut down for several hours, but the Highway Patrol said early Tuesday, it was open.

Authorities say a 12-year-old girl has drowned in an above-ground pool in Camden County.

Reports say that a little girl shot by her father, who fatally shot her mother and himself, is on the road to recovery.

The National Parks Service says Jill Chenet was dead on arrival at Norfolk General Hospital, while her husband, Matthew was admitted.

Deputies are looking for a man who they say robbed and beat another man Tuesday afternoon.

While several sightings remain unconfirmed, local deputies said Tuesday morning reports of Ohio police finding the murder suspect were false.

A spokeswoman for Hyde County says a man who was swimming with his wife has drowned along Ocracoke Island.

Halifax County Sheriff Deputies say they have two in custody in an armed robbery and assault that happened in Roanoke Rapids.

Convicted murderers and rapists are among the 154 convicted criminals in North Carolina who should be behind bars, but are not after escaping from prison. In some cases, decades ago. In fact, ten convicted killers are on the run and several are from Eastern Carolina.

Mattie Lawson has beaten Arthur Williams in the State House District 6 Republican runoff. Dan Forest has been declared the winner of the NC Lieutenant Governor runoff.

A grand jury has indicted a former Scotland Neck police officer for the death of a man who died last year after being tased.

Highway patrol says a driver blew a .23, nearly three times the legal limit, after he hit a police cruiser.

Three school districts in the east have been awarded a grant to help get students ready for college.

Lynn Jackenheimer of Ashland, Ohio was last seen on Hatteras Island July 3rd. She was vacationing with her boyfriend, Nate Summerfield, and her two children.

Rochelle Henderson, 45, was killed Sunday night near her hometown.

Due to a problem with one of its vessels, the N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division has canceled several departures on the Pamlico Sound routes Sunday.