A large crowd gathered at the Town Common for The Greenville Jaycees July 4th celebration that kicked off at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and ended with a big fireworks show.

Power is back on in downtown Greenville after several traffic lights were out for about 3 hours.

Like others across Eastern Carolina, a generator provided some relief for Kathy Woolard while she waited out the power repair crews.

Eight additional burglary charges have been filed against two suspects arrested in a home burglary where a woman inside hid in the bathroom and called 911.

A BMX stunt group that trains in Greenville and auditioned live Monday night on America's Got Talent found out Tuesday night that they would not continue.

In the Pitt County town of Grimesland trees were down over power lines and over homes. Joe Dyson owns a car shop off Highway 33 and had the roof ripped off the building.

Check out a list of events and fireworks planned all across Eastern Carolina for the Fourth of July.

Traffic was backed up for miles on Highway 264 between Washington and Greenville Sunday night as power lines were down on the highway.

According to an ECU text alert Greenville Police are investigating after a woman was assaulted by a man near 4th Street and Holly Street early Sunday morning.

One person is dead and three others injured in a shooting in downtown Greenville close to the same place where two people were murdered three years ago to the day.

Temperatures hit triple digits Friday for the first time this year in the east, but that didn't stop some little leaguers from hitting the baseball diamond.

With the Fourth of July on the way many people always wonder when, where, and what kind of fireworks they can legally use.

Several people were honored Tuesday at an American Red Cross event in Pitt County, including one of WITN's own.

An organization that supports families of sick and injured children has received a $25,000 donation.

The family of former ECU football player Spencer Hampton said Heaven gained another angel early Friday morning.

A teenager in Pitt County is in jail accused of reporting an armed robbery that turned out to be fake.

Reality television has brought the wheeling and dealing of the pawn shop industry into the living rooms of people across the country. But just how true to life is that buy, sell, trade portrayal? We took that question to dealers in the east.

A tragic warning about hot temperatures after a two year old child in Burke County died after being left inside a vehicle.

Voter turnout was low Thursday as early voting for the runoff primary election got underway.

Brandon Williams is charged with felony speeding to elude arrest, 145 mph speeding in a 70 mph zone, reckless driving, aggressive driving, as well as resist and obstruct an officer.

A group of BMX riders that trains in Greenville will perform tonight on America's Got Talent. Some of the riders were born and raised in Eastern Carolina. You can watch all the action on WITN.

The National Weather Service has issued its first alert about the approaching heat wave.

Family and friends mourned the loss of a Beaufort County woman stabbed to death Tuesday night at a Greenville apartment complex at a candlelight vigil Wednesday night.

On National HIV Testing Day Wednesday Marissa Kleffman with the Brody School of Medicine in Greenville said the number of people testing positive for HIV in eastern carolina is actually higher than the national average.

The Staton House Fire Department says a large debris fire off Old Pactolus Road in Greenville was contained by about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.