State prison officials concerned about gang violence are locking inmates in their cells at high-security prisons statewide.

Firefighters say a mom and dad, along with their 11-month-old son were able to escape the early morning fire on Gall Road outside of Belhaven across the Hyde County line.

We now know how much the state D.O.T. wanted to charge for ferry tolls, only the governor has put them all on hold for now.

Several Virginia Tech Hokies are spending their spring break in Eastern Carolina helping to repair homes damaged during Hurricane Irene.

The Halifax County Sheriff's Office says a man has been treated at a hospital after a woman stabbed him.

The death of a five-month-old baby boy is the focus of a homicide investigation.

The deadly tornadoes across the midwest are bringing back bad memories for people in the east who dealt with the same thing nearly a year ago.

North Carolina's insurance commissioner wants Congress to examine flood insurance problems in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

Washington County's chief deputy left his position last Thursday, but so far no one is saying why.

The district attorney responsible for prosecuting crimes in seven northeastern North Carolina coastal counties is facing complaints about his job performance from seven residents.

Three vacant rental homes in the village of Waves on the outer banks caught fire in the last three weeks and all three are being called suspicious fires.

A Perquimans County man last seen Saturday night was found dead along a road by a bicyclist Tuesday afternoon.

Four Vidant system hospitals in the east have earned top honors.

Dominion Power says more than 1,100 customers lost power around 3 a.m. when a wire came down in Roper.

The Weyerhaeuser Lumber Mill was not fully operational Wednesday, a day after fire broke out.

The North Carolina Department of Labor and sheriff deputies are investigating the death of a truck driver at a Tyrrell County seed company.

The Division of Motor Vehicles has closed the Columbia License Plate Agency for "repeated disregard of standard operating procedures".

Should Pit Bulls face breed specific regulations and legislation? In our first report we heard two very different viewpoints on Pit bulls from those who love them and those who hate them. Some communities have taken action against Pit Bulls.

In part one of Cassandra Bell's three part Black History Month series we take an inside look at the Rosenwald Project in eastern north carolina.

The Highway Patrol confirms a suspect busted for manufacturing methamphetamine at a Kill Devil Hills motel is back in jail after a high-speed chase along U.S. 64.

A Halifax man is behind bars Wednesday morning after he was arrested for attempting to sell almost 50 stolen samurai swords, according to the Roanoke Rapids Daily.

A recently passed bill in the House of Representatives could soon double the size of the herd of wild horses on Corolla.

The Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a bicyclist whose body was found in Northern Pasquotank County.

It happened this morning at Union Middle School in Washington County.

Investigators say they found more than 3,000 pictures and videos of child pornography at a Manteo man's home.