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Local Vets React To Ft. Hood Shooting
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Last Updated: 9:57 PM 11/06/09 -
As veterans were honored Friday at Broad Creek Middle School in Carteret County, the massacre at Ft. Hood was on the minds of many.
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Prosecution Wraps Up Testimony In Murder Trial Against Former Marine
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Last Updated: 7:20 PM 11/06/09 -
The state has wrapped up its case against a former Camp Lejeune Marine on trial for the murder of a Harlowe man.
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Bring A Vet To School
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Last Updated: 9:55 PM 11/06/09 -
Students, parents and teachers took time out to honor veterans Friday in Carteret County.
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Former NC Officer Called Hero Of Fort Hood Shooting
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Last Updated: 9:38 PM 11/06/09 -
Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who is being called a hero after Wednesday's rampage at Fort Hood, used to be a Wrightsville Beach police officer.
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Camp Lejeune Reaction To Fort Hood Shooting
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Last Updated: 2:33 AM 11/06/09 -
Base officials are offering their condolences to those impacted at Fort Hood and monitoring the situation for possible security changes in the wake of the shooting.
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Family Member in Havelock Reacts To Fort Hood Mass Shooting
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Last Updated: 2:37 AM 11/06/09 -
While the mass shooting at Fort Hood in left a military community in shock in Texas, military communities in Eastern Carolina are reeling from the news. A Havelock woman who has family on the Texas base was panicked by the news.
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Suspected Serial Killer Lived In Eastern Carolina
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Last Updated: 12:04 AM 11/06/09 -
A man who lived in a house where 11 bodies have been found in Ohio is a former Marine who was stationed in Eastern Carolina.
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Army: Civilian Officer Shot Gunman, Ended Rampage
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Last Updated: 5:09 PM 11/06/09 -
The president on Friday ordered flags at the White House and other federal agencies to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day as a tribute to those who lost their lives.
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UN Relocating About 600 Staff After Afghan Attack
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Last Updated: 10:19 AM 11/05/09 -
The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers — the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.
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Camp Lejeune Marines To Deploy
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Last Updated: 6:34 AM 11/03/09 -
Marines families at Camp Lejeune will once again be saying goodbye to their loved ones as more troops deploy Tuesday.
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Civilian Killed In Fort Bragg Explosion
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Last Updated: 5:25 PM 11/02/09 -
Officials say a civilian killed in an explosion at a North Carolina Army post was scavenging for scrap metal when he stepped on a round and it exploded.
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Congress Extends Benefits To Military Spouses
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Last Updated: 3:18 PM 11/02/09 -
Congress is sending to the president a bill that allows military spouses to claim residency in the same state as their wives or husbands.
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US: 2 Members Of NATO-Led Force Killed In Attacks
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Last Updated: 8:25 AM 11/01/09 -
The U.S. military says insurgents have killed two members of the international force in Afghanistan in bomb attacks.
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Afghan Challenger Drops Out Of Election
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Last Updated: 8:13 AM 11/01/09 -
Afghan challenger Abdullah Abdullah says he will not participate in the Nov. 7 runoff presidential election after his demands for changes in the election commission were not met.
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Two Fort Bragg Soldiers Among Dead In Aghanistan Chopper Crash
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Last Updated: 6:50 AM 10/30/09 -
The Pentagon has released the names of seven soldiers killed in the crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan, including two based at North Carolina's Fort Bragg.
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Obama Makes Overnight Visit To Dover Air Force Base
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Last Updated: 6:05 AM 10/29/09 -
In the midst of an intense, weeks-long review of his war strategy in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is spending the early part of Thursday morning at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to honor the return of fallen soldiers.
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Anti-War Activist Cindy Sheehan To Speak In NC
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Last Updated: 11:23 AM 10/27/09 -
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is bringing her peace movement to North Carolina.
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Soldiers Accused In Marriage Scam
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Last Updated: 6:22 AM 10/27/09 -
Authorities say two former paratroopers and three Russian women face prison for their roles in a marriage scheme at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
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14 Americans Killed In Helicopter Crashes In Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 3:00 AM 10/27/09 -
The U.S. military says 14 Americans have been killed in a series of helicopter crashes in Afghanistan.
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Military Training Exercises To Be Held Near Oriental
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Last Updated: 6:03 AM 10/26/09 -
Oriental will be hearing more than the waves lapping the shore Monday.
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Baghdad Car Bombs Near Government Offices Kill 136
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Last Updated: 11:38 AM 10/25/09 -
Two suicide car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 136 people and delivering a powerful blow to the heart of the fragile city's government in the worst attack of the year, officials said.
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Fort Bragg Fire Fighters Going To Puerto Rico
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Last Updated: 6:29 AM 10/25/09 -
Fort Bragg is sending four civilian fire fighters to Puerto Rico to help fight an explosion at a petroleum plant near an Army installation there.
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Pakistani Taliban Leader's Hometown Captured
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Last Updated: 6:42 AM 10/24/09 -
Officials say Pakistan's army has captured the hometown of the country's Taliban chief in a major offensive.
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Congress Moves To Make Military Voting Easier
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Last Updated: 6:13 AM 10/23/09 -
Congress is making it easier for members of the military and other Americans overseas to vote absentee.
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