Melvin Morgan of Richlands was originally charged with indecent liberties with a child, sexual activity by a substitute parent, and second degree statutory sex offense.

The numbers of collisions are going down on Sand Ridge Road in Onslow County while concerns go up after a car hit a boy trying to cross the road Wednesdsay.

Swansboro is looking for new leadership now that the town manager resigned.

The jail now has a certificate of occupancy but still requires a jail certification from the state.

Katrina Parker, a native of Holly Ridge in Onslow County, was selected Monday night to continue on the NBC show "The Voice."

Lance Corporal Osbrany De Oca died Friday during fighting in the Helmand province.

State troopers in Onslow County say a man they were chasing was on the phone with his mother while drinking beer, and that's why he wouldn't stop for them early Saturday morning.

Jacksonville police say Andrew Fetters is accused of breaking into two churches on his street, one right across from where he lives.

According to the Jacksonville Daily News, more Marines will return to the East after a long tour overseas Friday.

Construction continues in Jacksonville as more progress will be made to the new main gate aboard Camp Lejeune.

On Thursday a FedEx van hit the brakes just in time to avoid a train, but the railroad crossing sign was not so lucky.

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.

For the second time this year, photographic proof of marines performing not politically correct acts. This time, it didn't involve marines based here in the east, but it's equally shocking. The opinions are all over the place in the military town of Jacksonville.

Onslow County Deputies say they've got their man days after he allegedly stole from a family then destroyed the storage trailer where he found all the goods.

A bank robbery suspect, arrested early this morning in Jacksonville, went before a district court judge.

Scaffolding now covers part of the Jacksonville City Hall as work has begun to correct problems with an expansion that was finished in 2006.

The school board made a surprising decision on redistricting; they opted not to redistrict at all, for now.

Onslow County deputies asked for the public's help in finding a larceny suspect who they said would "run in an instant".

The Onslow County School Board is scheduled to vote tonight on new attendance zones. The proposals the board is choosing from could impact eleven schools.

The Onslow County homeless shelter says in the last 5 years they've seen an increase of homeless veterans jump 77%.

Prosecutors say officers found evidence of a mobile meth lab in LaDonn Simpson's SUV- items Simpson says were not his.

About 1,000 Marines are bringing up the rear as the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit returns home to North Carolina after more than 10 months away on duty in northern Africa and Europe.

Onslow County deputies say they have located the body of a missing man.

Armed robberies have plagued some area fast food restaurants and now Jacksonville Police are arming restaurant managers with information.

A fire in Onslow County Friday night has left a family without a home.