George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died. He was 81.

The City of Washington announced Friday its new city manger is beginning work this summer.

The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts.

Military families in the east have a good reason to celebrate this Friday.

An Elizabeth City man told our affiliate, WAVY, that he was shot three times by someone he may know in his own home.

It has state of the art equipment. A spacious emergency room. Brand new operating rooms that aren't even up and running yet. Even a mobile MRI machine. But this is one hospital you hope you never have to visit.

Greenville Police Tell WITN the at Gordon's Golf, Ski, & Snowboards is a case of arson.

A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that mistakenly saw a man with the same nick name originally charged.

The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved a bill its sponsors say will make the state more business-friendly. The bill requires cities, counties and numerous state environmental agencies to repeal or rewrite rules that go beyond federal law.

The Senate voted by a wide margin Thursday in favor of a bill directing state education leaders to ensure students are instructed how to write legibly in cursive by the end of fifth grade.

The Senate voted 29-16 Thursday in favor of permitting the use of suppressors when the hunter meets federal qualifications to own one, which includes criminal background checks.

The study's final draft released Thursday says an oversight body would be the best way to continue the airport's success.

NC State Auditor Beth Wood tells WITN the Department of Public Safety paid for medically questionable services, or for services already paid for in other bills.

There will be lots of sunshine with slightly warmer temperatures on Friday.

Greenville police released a surveillance picture of the man inside the Belk Department Store on Tuesday afternoon.

A majority of members on the North Carolina Board of Elections say they support opening a campaign finance investigation into 2012 political donations from the operators of sweepstakes games.

New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square.

Witnesses describe massive explosion on fuel barge.

A former Pitt County volunteer firefighter briefly appeared before a judge this morning after his arrest for setting fires.

Kinston police have charged Desmond Pearson with the murder of 18-year-old Jahad Moore and the wounding of 24-year-old Jacoby Riddick.

A former assistant school superintendent has admitted he accepted gifts and favors from contractors while on the job.

An Onslow County man has been sentenced to jail for child abuse.

The Marines are taking an interesting approach to the annual day when Americans take their children to their workplaces.

A 78-year-old woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed a North Carolina man during Bike Week.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a Carteret County man who was last seen on Old Airport Road in Morehead City.