Cruz Abney was wanted on some 18 warrants, as well as being an absconder from the parole system.

The mother of a woman who died during the sinking of a ship during Superstorm Sandy has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the vessel.

Legislation meant to clarify when and how student-led prayers are allowed in public schools has passed the North Carolina Senate.

Rocky Mount police say Kenneth Joyner was charged Wednesday with the August 21, 2009 murder of Henry Boney, Jr.

A 51 year old Dudley man is accused of shooting a man in the leg Wednesday night.

Volunteers from Lenoir and Greene counties were called out just before 9:00 a.m. to the fire on Skeeter Pond Road, near Hugo Road. That's in Lenoir County, just west of Grifton.

The autopsy shows that emergency responders found a can of aerosol computer cleaning spray in the student's bed and several empty cans in the room.

Several local law enforcement agencies held a DWI checkpoint in Greenville overnight.

Three officers have been relieved of their command after the training accident in March that claimed the lives of seven Marines.

A man suspected of selling drugs too close to a local school is off the streets.

Two law enforcement officers from the same county, killed in the line of duty, were honored Thursday in a permanent way.

Thick fog in some areas in the east have prompted a school delay.

Data from the year 2011 shows prices for a pacemaker range from $22,000 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro to $64,000 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, now named Vidant.

ECU Police say there has been an order for Adam Johnson's arrest since 2009.

We're working to get more information about a man facing child sex crimes and other charges in two counties in the east.

An 18-year-old, who already has several prior arrests, is now charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle in what detectives believe is a gang related incident.

Authorities are investigating two Wednesday night shootings, one in the city of Greenville and another in Pitt County.

Beaufort County Deputies say a suspect accused of having marijuana near a local Boys and Girls Club was found in a house hiding under a bed sheet.

Two men are accused of stealing $100,000 worth of copper from Progress Energy facilities in several North Carolina counties and then selling it for scrap in Virginia.

East Carolina University students are taking final exams, and some dogs are helping students deal with their stress.

A Pitt County high school student is one of the few to receive the National Merit Scholarship.

It was a big day for a group of inmates at Craven Correctional as they graduated another class of dogs they train to be adopted by the community.

If you read the Jacksonville Daily News, you probably recognize the name Lindell Kay. He worked for the newspaper for more than 6 years covering crime and government, but now he's following his dream and starting his own weekly newspaper.

After 12-years on the job, Emerald Isle Mayor Art Schools says he will not seek re-election.

A near unanimous voice of faculty opposition at ECU to proposed state legislation that would allow concealed weapons left in locked cars on campus.