Updated: 05/16/13 - Shifting sand continues to cause problems to get the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries back on their original route. Read More

Posted: 05/16/13 - One of Corolla's wild horses is getting nursed back to health after an unusual and dangerous plunge into the surf. Read More

Updated: 05/17/13 - Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Willie Gilchrist today says he is resigning and plans to formally retire June 30th. Read More

Updated: 05/10/13 - The National Park Service says "Captain" is a new colt who was born on Wednesday. Read More

Posted: 05/09/13 - The mother of a woman who died during the sinking of a ship during Superstorm Sandy has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the vessel. Read More

Updated: 05/08/13 - A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Elizabeth City rescued Trevor Wilson from his 24-foot sailboat around 9:00 a.m. some 70 miles east of Kitty Hawk. Read More

Posted: 05/07/13 - Last Saturday, the troopers found one of their cars splattered with paint, while the other had its rear window broken with a concrete block. The cruisers were parked at a motel. Read More

Posted: 05/07/13 - Back on April 4th Currituck County deputies say they received a report of a woman sexually assaulted by someone impersonating an officer on Highway 158 in Barco. Read More

Posted: 05/07/13 - A sign of the approaching summer is the new ferry schedule for the Ocracoke-Hatteras run. Read More

Updated: 05/06/13 - 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. Read More

Updated: 04/30/13 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold five public meetings in the South to hear people's opinions about using genetically modified crops on wildlife refuges as food for migrating waterfowl. Read More

Updated: 04/25/13 - A WITN viewer has some incredible video of a shark off the North Carolina coast. Read More

Updated: 04/19/13 - The National Park Service says this is the first lighthouse fee increase in five years. Read More

Updated: 04/16/13 - A grand jury in Elizabeth City earlier this month charged Harry Mann in a multi-count indictement. Read More

Updated: 04/15/13 - Just after midnight Sunday, the Department of Transportation said the 90 mile detour for some commuters was over. Read More

Updated: 04/05/13 - The Williamston center handles communications for Troop A, which is made up of 20 counties, east of I-95. Read More

Updated: 03/29/13 - Legislation has been introduced in both the NC House & Senate to eliminate tolls and authorize the Ferry Division to raise revenue in other ways. Read More

Updated: 04/02/13 - Folks trying to enter or leave parts of North Carolina's coast now have a detour in front of them. Read More

Updated: 03/27/13 - An air crew from the Coast Guard station in Elizabeth City is en route to a catamaran that's in distress, southeast of Bermuda. Read More

Updated: 03/20/13 - Commercial fishing is a big industry here in the east but it has taken a hit recently because of all of the windy weather. Read More

Posted: 03/20/13 - Among those who had hoped Cindi Griffith would keep the older home is Tony Award-winning costume designer William Ivey Long, whose parents were friends with Griffith. Read More

Updated: 03/19/13 - For many people here in the east, ferries are a crucial means of transportation. But if a new rule is approved, users could be paying a heavy price to get from point A to point B. Read More

Updated: 03/13/13 - A superior court judge here in Eastern Carolina has been given an official public reprimand after complaints of judicial misconduct. Read More

Posted: 03/11/13 - A young woman from Kill Devil Hills says she was denied a prom dress because her mother wasn't with her. The trouble is -- the teen's mother passed away from cancer two years ago. Read More

Updated: 03/12/13 - Governor Pat McCrory arrived in Dare County Monday evening to get a firsthand look at the issues ocean overwash has caused on Highway 12. Read More

Updated: 03/11/13 - On the same day the state Transportation Department is hosting a meeting to discuss a long-term solution for the section of N.C. Highway 12 breached by Hurricane Irene in 2011, that part of the road is closed due to high water. Read More

Updated: 03/11/13 - The issue of ferry tolls is back in the spotlight in Raleigh today, and people here in the east are planning to protest. Read More

Updated: 03/08/13 - Deputies said part of NC 12 was closed in Dare County Friday morning, even after the strong winds passed over Eastern Carolina. Read More

Updated: 03/07/13 - Several schools near the coast have issued delays because of the windy conditions. Read More

Updated: 03/08/13 - A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret are now buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Read More