Posted: 1:14 PM - Last night the Beaufort County School Board relaxed the student dress code for the 2013-14 school year.

Updated: 1:06 PM - Members of Mercy For Animals were in front of the Greenville Walmart this morning, asking the chain to require its pork suppliers to stop the practice of confining pregnant pigs in narrow crates.

Posted: 10:55 AM - A house was destroyed by a fire Tuesday, and the cause is under investigation.

Updated: 12:37 PM - Investigators believe someone used a sledgehammer and a crowbar, smashing a gaping hole in the back of the Stokes Post Office.

Updated: 12:14 PM - Greenville police say a convenience store near Pitt Community College was robbed early this morning.

Posted: 3:14 AM - The Department of Defense said the death of a 20-year-old Marine during his deployment is now under investigation.

Posted: 06/19/2013 - The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - A New Bern man has been sentenced to 9-years in federal prison for dealing drugs.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - An autopsy shows a two-month-old who Onslow County Deputies say was killed by his Marine dad, had been to the hospital on two previous occasions for suspected abuse.

Posted: 5:52 AM - After countless performances and weeks of fierce competition, the winner of 'The Voice" was unveiled last night.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - People traveling on one stretch of Interstate 95 will notice an increased Highway Patrol presence.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's special operations units.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - It has been nearly two-years in the making and now the new $48-million-dollar James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville is just days away from opening.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Police say a Martin County store owner stepped in when he recognized two suspects accused of stealing more than $1,000 from video game machines at his store.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - A cold front will bring showers and possible storms to eastern Carolina overnight.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - The Indians have recalled third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Grifton Police Chief Bryan Cauley says a woman found the injured cat underneath her car on McCrae Street.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - The DoubleTree by Hilton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront reopened this morning following a $5 million renovation.

Updated: 9:08 AM - The suspect in the hit and run accident that killed a college student last year made his first appearance Wednesday morning.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - East Carolina University says an alert sent out last night via Twitter that the campus was on lockdown was sent out by mistake.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Greenville police say the armed thieves stole cash, electronic and the victim's keys.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Police said a man caused a three vehicle wreck Monday night and then left the scene, only to later be arrested and taken to jail.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - Police said a black bear is taking in the sites around a town with its likeness at every corner.

Updated: 06/17/2013 - The village of Simpson in Pitt County officially voted Monday to eliminate it's police chief position. Some residents worry there could be more crime with no chief.

Updated: 06/18/2013 - A Jacksonville woman is among the 8 astronaut candidates selected by NASA Monday. Their mission will be to help lead the first human mission to an asteroid and then on to Mars.