Full Moon Tour Of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Set

The National Park Service is offering two full moon tours of the 257-step Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

POLICE: Teen Texting While Driving Hits Hydrant, Sign, and Parked Cars

Police said an 18-year-old admitted to texting while driving before she took out a wooden town sign and hit three parked cars.

Hurricane Center: Beware Of The Storm Surge

The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon.

Elizabeth City Police Searching For Hit And Run Suspect

Elizabeth City Police say that they are searching for a woman who witnesses say struck a man with her vehicle and left the scene.

Coast Guard Rescues Heart Attack Victim From Cruise Ship Off State Coast

The Coast Guard says that it has rescued a man who suffered a heart attack on a cruise ship off our state’s coast.

Deputies Arrest Tyrrell County Man For Assault On A Female

A Tyrrell County man is behind bars accused of attacking a woman.

Problems Persist For Hatteras Inlet

Shifting sand continues to cause problems to get the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries back on their original route.

OBX Wild Horse Recovering From Eye Injury

One of Corolla's wild horses is getting nursed back to health after an unusual and dangerous plunge into the surf.

ECSU Chancellor Resigns Amid SBI Probe

Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Willie Gilchrist today says he is resigning and plans to formally retire June 30th.

New Colt Born On Ocracoke Island

The National Park Service says "Captain" is a new colt who was born on Wednesday.

Lawsuit Filed Over HMS Bounty Sinking

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.

Elderly Man Rescued From Sailboat After Unconscious For Hours

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.

Highway Patrol Cruisers Vandalized On Ocracoke

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.

DEPUTIES: Woman Fabricated Report Of Sexual Assault By Fake Cop

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.

Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry Switching To Summer Runs

A sign of the approaching summer is the new ferry schedule for the Ocracoke-Hatteras run.

NC Fishermen Speak Out About Game Fish Bill

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.

Search For Public Feedback On Using GMO Foods On Refuges

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.

Boater Captures Huge Shark On Video Off NC Coast

A WITN viewer has some incredible video of a shark off the North Carolina coast.

Fees Going Up To Climb Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The National Park Service says this is the first lighthouse fee increase in five years.

Former Bombing Range Manager Indicted In Million Dollar Theft Case

A grand jury in Elizabeth City earlier this month charged Harry Mann in a multi-count indictement.

US-64 Alligator River Bridge Open For Monday Commute

Just after midnight Sunday, the Department of Transportation said the 90 mile detour for some commuters was over.

Governor Wants To Close Williamston Highway Patrol Communications Center

The Williamston center handles communications for Troop A, which is made up of 20 counties, east of I-95.

Legislation Would Eliminate Ferry Tolls

Legislation has been introduced in both the NC House & Senate to eliminate tolls and authorize the Ferry Division to raise revenue in other ways.

90-Mile Detour To Outer Banks Begins

Folks trying to enter or leave parts of North Carolina's coast now have a detour in front of them.

Crewmember Dead, 9 Others Awaiting Rescue On Luxury Catamaran

An air crew from the Coast Guard station in Elizabeth City is en route to a catamaran that's in distress, southeast of Bermuda.

Windy Winter Has Been A Problem For Commercial Fishermen

Commercial fishing is a big industry here in the east but it has taken a hit recently because of all of the windy weather.

Andy Griffith Widow To Raze His Home

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.

Crowd Packs Final Public Hearing On Ferry Tolls

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.

Eastern Carolina Superior Court Judge Given Public Reprimand

A superior court judge here in Eastern Carolina has been given an official public reprimand after complaints of judicial misconduct.

Prom Dress Controversy

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.

KDH moves forward with beach nourishment

More Sandy relief assistance coming

Mann asks permission to leave country

Mock wreck dramatizes dangers of drunk driving