Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, with State Department and other senior administration officials asking that references to terror groups and prior warnings be deleted, according to department emails.

Doctors say new technology at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville will drastically improve treatment methods for patients with brain disorders.

Edenton Police are searching for a suspect who robbed the Generations Community Credit Union on South Broad Street at gunpoint just before 5:00 p.m. Friday.

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

Crews have been working on the Highway 58 bridge to Emerald Isle since December and are on track to have it finished by Memorial Day weekend.

Federal money is headed to Greenville to help cleanup areas where there are environmental concerns.

More than 3,000 ECU students are starting a new chapter in their lives now that they've graduated.

A few strong to possible severe storms could develop across eastern Carolina Saturday afternoon and evening.

Jacksonville police have charged Garran Browning with two counts of statutory sexual offense, two counts of indecent liberties with a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child.

Here in Eastern Carolina towers at airports in Kinston and New Bern had been slated to close.

Week 3: Greene Early College High School in Greene County was the site of Friday morning's third "How Cool Is Your School?" stop by WITN News at Sunrise.

CSX Railroad is closing the West Fifth Street railroad crossing in Greenville for emergency repairs.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a Friday statement that the agency has instructed the Texas Rangers and the McLennan County Sheriff's Department to launch a criminal probe.

Chennelle Dean of Goldsboro was charged Friday with one count of embezzlement and released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.

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

A man airlifted to the the burn center in Chapel Hill after his home caught fire Friday has died of his injuries.

Bangladesh rescue workers have freed a woman trapped for 17 days in the rubble of a collapsed building.

A small plane has crashed in Johnston County outside Raleigh, injuring a man and woman on board.

An ECU Alert was sent to students early Friday morning that a student reported he was robbed after midnight.

The organization Freedom Watch blames the Obama administration for a 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed 22 navy seals including one from here in eastern carolina.

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill its sponsors say protects First Amendment rights at University of North Carolina campuses.

Police late Friday afternoon released a composite picture of a man who robbed a family at gunpoint in a mall parking lot.

The state House wants North Carolina governmental bodies to record many meetings they hold behind closed doors.

District Attorney Kimberly Robb says every Thursday 5-8 p.m., assistant D.A.'s will be available to handle traffic infractions.

The fire broke out at Northgate Apartments on East Northern Boulevard in Tarboro around 6:00 a.m. Thursday.