At a hurricane workshop Wednesday afternoon at East Carolina University in Greenville emergency crews heard from experts on how to best prepare for hurricanes.

The sister of a woman shot and burned in Pitt County in 2009 testified Wednesday in the trial of Arthur Ridenour.

Deputies have arrested two Greenville men accused of beating a customer over the head with a bat during a robbery.

Police arrested a Greenville man they say is well known to police and the courts, on charges he broke into cars then shot at people who discovered his crime.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Wednesday in a high-profile murder trial.

A Pitt County man was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to register as a sex offender.

Some city workers in the east might get a little extra money this year.

D.H. Conley junior Davis Kirkpatrick has verbally committed to play baseball at East Carolina University following his senior season with the Vikings.

East Carolina’s Kevin Brandt and John Wooten were named first-team All-Conference USA the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.

Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe will be the guest speaker at the May 23 meeting of the Greater Greenville Sports Club. The luncheon begins at 12 noon and is at the Greenville Hilton.

Authorities say electrical problems caused a fire that left a family homeless Tuesday morning.

There is new information from the Greenville City Council as they continue to work through the budget process.

Two women are behind bars again after they were arrested on drug charges two months ago.

The number of female gun owners in the east is rising. I checked out Ladies Day this month at a local shooting range to ask women why they wanted to be part of the growing group of chicks with guns.

East Carolina sophomore Drew Reynolds was named to the 2012 Conference USA All-Academic Team, as selected by the league’s baseball sports information directors.

The O'Charley's Restaurant on Greenville Boulevard notified employees this morning that it is now closed.

The Highway Patrol says 40-year-old Wanda Faye Godley was traveling south on Porter Road in Pitt County around 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

A highway in Pitt County is closed in both directions after a cement truck overturned this morning.

Greenville police arrested 16-year-old Donte Streeter and say they found a gun stashed near a community center.

A traffic alert is in affect for Pitt County about a bridge replacement project that starts Monday and will last about three months.

A local woman is facing dozens of charges related to credit card fraud.

Greenville Blvd is now back open after it was closed for around a hour and a half due to an accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle.

Firefighters were called out to the Familly Dollar on 10th Street in Greenville Saturday afternoon after boxes behind the building caught fire.

A five-year-old girl who was hit by a car nearly two weeks ago is improving at Vidant Medical Center.

Police say they have seized 11 guns, marijuana and cocaine after a search of a home in Greenville on Thursday.