A Jones County man is charged with attempted first degree murder after deputies say he attacked his elderly mother with an ax.

Longmont, Colorado police say they began an investigation into Kyle Damato after a Beaufort County mother said her 12-year-old daughter was being contacted by the 21-year-old man via the social networking site.

A Beaufort County registered sex offender is back in jail, accused of more sex crimes involving underage children.

Deputes say three pounds of pot was found in the package from Texas.

Kinston police say they found a portable meth lab at a Highway 70 motel this morning.

A former U.S. Marine who smuggled dozens of pistols into the United Kingdom has been sentenced by a judge in a federal court in Greenville.

Greenville police say that an attempted armed robbery took place at a home in the city.

Police say three masked gunmen robbed the Bojangles in Farmville Monday night.

Virginia "Ginni" Woods of Chocowinity, her friend Kelly Gaskins and Kelly's boyfriend, Ervin Williams of Chocowinity disappeared back in March of 2007.

Police are searching for the gunman who held up a New Bern restaurant Sunday.

A man police say was robbed of a $1.99 can of beer then beaten has died two months after the attack in Rocky Mount. Police are working to upgrade charges against the teenagers charged in the crime.

A 62-year-old woman is dead, after authorities say she was shot in Duplin County.

A Cumberland County man has been arrested after his neighbor says she saw him having sex with her dog. Officials say a DNA sample recovered from the dog matched the suspect.

A New Bern man has been arrested after he ran from an officer, stole from a convenience store, and then kicked a deputy.

Authorities say a hit-and-run suspect was fatally shot after he opened fire on North Carolina highway troopers and an Iredell County deputy.

Washington police are looking for two suspects who robbed a Taco Bell around 9:15 p.m. Saturday night.

A man has been arrested after officials say he set his Greenville apartment on fire to teach his son a lesson. The fire ended up spreading to several other apartments and around a dozen people were displaced.

Many people returning home from Christmas vacation this week got a very unwelcome surprise...their home was broken into.

The search is on for a man who walked into a Washington County bank at closing time and robbed it.

Greenville police say the Pitt County Gang Task Force has arrested seven people on outstanding felony warrants who resided in or who had connections to areas known for gang activity.

Police are investigating a home invasion in Greenville where the victim has now been arrested.

The Pinetown man is accused of performing medical procedures on pit bulls without veterinary assistance.

Jones County deputies say one dog froze to death due to malnourishment, improper shelter and temperatures getting into the teens, while another dog survived.

A fast food restaurant that normally is closed was robbed this morning while a delivery was being made.

A federal judge is considering whether former presidential candidate John Edwards goes on trial for alleged campaign finance violations later this month. His lawyers asked for a delay last month due to an undisclosed medical condition.