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.

Derek Phelps of Greenville was arrested today by Pitt County deputies after they say he had and was using a Facebook page.

A public hearing will be held Wednesday night on a controversial issue in Greenville.

Crime reports from the Greenville Police Department show 12 break-ins in Tucker Estates in Greenville.

Gabby Khoury is traveling this summer, but not for vacation. The Rose High School tennis player is going around the southeastern United States to bring her game as far as it will go.

Greenville police have arrested the man who they say killed a Beaufort County woman Tuesday night.

NBC Television affiliate WMBF in Myrtle Beach, SC and Scout.com are reporting that East Carolina has landed a verbal commitment from Lake City High School linebacker Devaris Brunson.

A fire at a townhouse in Greenville Tuesday morning has forced a woman from her home.

A drug roundup by the Pitt County Sheriff's Office on Old River Road and Highway 33 west in Pitt County has resulted in the arrest of 34 people.

A decision the by the supreme court Monday tackling Arizona immigration laws is sending ripples through Latino communities in the east.

Sharon Williams Craft has been indicted by a Pitt County grand jury on four counts of embezzlement.