Updated: 10:30 PM The organization Freedom Watch blames the Obama administration for a 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed 22 navy seals including one from here in eastern carolina.

Updated: 7:49 PM The U.S. Postal Services has reversed course on closing a half dozen Eastern Carolina post offices on Saturdays and Wednesday afternoons.

Updated: 10:46 PM Cruz Abney was wanted on some 18 warrants, as well as being an absconder from the parole system.

Updated: 9:08 AM Three officers have been relieved of their command after the training accident in March that claimed the lives of seven Marines.

Updated: 9:55 PM If you read the Jacksonville Daily News, you probably recognize the name Lindell Kay. He worked for the newspaper for more than 6 years covering crime and government, but now he's following his dream and starting his own weekly newspaper.

Posted: 11:16 AM The Onslow Water And Sewer Authority said on Wednesday some North Topsail Island residents could go back to using their water as normal.

Updated: 7:52 PM Blockbuster is apparently closing more locations in Eastern Carolina, including both Greenville stores.

Updated: 9:46 PM A group is honoring military spouses one shoe box at a time. A group of 1000 military spouses in the east are getting thank yous this week from the non-profit group Support Military Spouses.

Updated: 7:44 PM The Marine base today announced that they have decided to cancel this year's Fourth of July event for the public to minimize the impact on vital programs on the base.

Updated: 11:53 PM Dozens of North Carolina coastal fishermen are making their voices heard on legislation that would essentially prevent commercial boats from catching and selling three fish species.

Updated: 11:44 PM Law enforcement officers biking up the east coast to honor fallen officers made a pit stops in the east Monday and Tuesday..

Updated: 6:48 AM The brother of a New York native killed in Afghanistan says his sibling and another Marine were slain by an Afghan soldier they were training.

Updated: 7:45 PM John Giltz pleaded guilty to second degree murder this morning in Onslow County Superior Court.

Updated: 10:28 AM Officials say that repairs have been completed on the water system that resulted in a loss of water for residents in one Duplin County town.

Posted: 11:56 PM Shriners and volunteers were dipping, frying and serving flounder, hush puppies and coleslaw in Jacksonville Friday. It was their annual fish fry that's been a tradition since 1953.

Updated: 11:41 PM The Highway Patrol has identified two drivers that were killed Friday afternoon in an Onslow County accident.

Updated: 8:21 PM Marines said one of the few and the proud earned his newest combat medal while still a lance corporal as he helped make sure a fallen Marine got home.

Updated: 7:51 PM Several events are planned across the area to mark the National Day of Prayer.

Updated: 10:05 AM Jacksonville drivers will hopefully see shorter lines at the local Division of Motor Vehicles as it extends its hours starting this weekend.

Updated: 8:07 PM Police said a man was put in jail under a nearly $2 million bond after investigators linked him to area burglaries and rapes.

Posted: 8:55 PM A Camp Lejeune Marine has received the third-highest combat award in the U.S. military for his heroic actions.

Updated: 11:58 PM Big bucks are on the way for Onslow County. Its largest city on the other hand, is set to lose almost $2 million as a result.

Updated: 7:22 PM An Onslow County man is behind bars after police say he led them on a chase, and tried to run down an officer with his vehicle.

Updated: 8:11 PM A joint operation by the Jacksonville Police Department and the NCIS has led to the arrest of a man for dealing spice.

Updated: 11:25 PM The NC ABC Commission suspended the alcohol permits held by Orleans House in Jacksonville after hearing from law enforcement officers tell of people seriously injured in separate fights, a brawl involving 50-70 people and the sale of alcohol to an underage person -- all in the last 10 days.