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: 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: 06/18/2013 - An arrest has been made in a hit and run accident that killed a college student last year.

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.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in several states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.

Updated: 06/17/2013 - The Pitt County Schools superintendent for the past 7 years Doctor Beverly Emory said her goodbyes Monday night at her last school board meeting before she heads up another North Carolina school system.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Gov. Pat McCrory says he's unsure if he and legislative leaders can agree on a final North Carolina state government budget before the new fiscal year begins in about two weeks.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Warm and humid with scattered thunderstorms across the area on Tuesday.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - More than 80 people are facing criminal charges after the seventh week of protests led by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP.