Updated: 9:12 AM While several sightings remain unconfirmed, local deputies said Tuesday morning reports of Ohio police finding the murder suspect were false.

Updated: 7:44 PM A spokeswoman for Hyde County says a man who was swimming with his wife has drowned along Ocracoke Island.

Updated: 7:51 PM Halifax County Sheriff Deputies say they have two in custody in an armed robbery and assault that happened in Roanoke Rapids.

Updated: 7:54 PM 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.

Updated: 11:53 PM 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.

Updated: 8:13 PM A grand jury has indicted a former Scotland Neck police officer for the death of a man who died last year after being tased.

Updated: 8:04 PM Highway patrol says a driver blew a .23, nearly three times the legal limit, after he hit a police cruiser.

Updated: 9:20 PM Three school districts in the east have been awarded a grant to help get students ready for college.

Updated: 11:46 PM 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.

Updated: 9:21 AM Rochelle Henderson, 45, was killed Sunday night near her hometown.

Updated: 11:38 PM 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.

Updated: 9:28 AM Most of the people who lost power during Sunday's storm do have electricity flowing to their homes again.

Updated: 7:53 PM Authorities say a North Carolina state trooper shot and killed a suspect who pointed a loaded gun at the officer during a traffic stop.

Updated: 4:29 PM WITN News at Sunrise went on the road, or rather the ferry, as Heather King and Jim Howard broadcast live from Ocracoke Island in Hyde County Friday morning.

Updated: 5:38 PM The National Weather Service has issued its first alert about the approaching heat wave.

Posted: 7:37 PM A North Carolina state senator diagnosed with cancer says he still anticipates running for re-election in November if he retains his health.

Updated: 7:51 PM Hertford County Chief Deputy Timothy Lassiter has been charged with assault inflicting serious injury and simple assault.

Updated: 8:09 PM While the Croatan National Forest fire may seem big, so far It pales in comparison to the several month battle against the Evans Road wildfire back in June of 2008.

Updated: 11:39 PM Ahoskie police say Adam Sauls was nabbed in Suffolk, less than 24 hours after they put out information that he was wanted.

Updated: 11:42 PM Jonathan Carson was found dead at an apartment on West Colonial Avenue. A friend of the 24-year-old man called police about the shooting.

Updated: 11:49 PM Even though federal regulators approved the Duke Progress merger Friday night some state lawmakers are still hoping to stop it on the state level unless it addresses billions of dollars in debt by ElectriCities members.

Updated: 8:42 PM Hospital officials say a former fire chief of Roper who was critically injured in a car crash Tuesday is now in fair condition at the hospital.

Updated: 12:28 AM There are reports of a tree on a house and multiple trees knocked down in Nash County, while there were reports of funnel clouds in Washington and Pasquotank counties.

Updated: 8:56 AM Three Tyrrell County crabbers were rescued from the shore of the Alligator River Wednesday night, five hours after their boat capsized in rough seas.

Updated: 1:48 PM Several schools and organizations had to adjust their schedules Wednesday because of Beryl's remnants.