President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Below normal temperatures will continue on Tuesday across our area.

We now know the name of toddler who drowned Saturday in an above ground pool in Jacksonville, while the child's mother was convicted three years ago in another toddler drowning.

A substitute school teacher is accused of biting the ear of his ex-girlfriend, causing her serious injury.

Regina Speight of Dudley is charged with armed robbery and first degree kidnapping.

Three people were wounded in two separate shootings over the weekend in Kinston, and police have named a suspect in one of those shootings.

Officials said a car hit a gas meter on Monday morning, causing a gas leak.

New Bern Police said one man is in custody after an armed robbery where the victim says the weapon was either a BB gun or airsoft gun.

Lincoln County deputies say a woman lied about her daughter being kidnapped by the girl's father, who took the child to Washington here in the east.

Cool air will keep high temperatures limited for the start of the work week, but we could see highs in the upper 80s later on.

Police say that two of the 18 people shot in New Orleans during a neighborhood Mother's Day parade were children.

Pitt County 911 officials say that a person was taken to the hospital after a reported motorcycle versus pedestrian.

A Pitt County woman is out on bond, accused of sex crimes involving a child.

Police say the bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy have been found after a dayslong standoff in New Jersey, and a suspect was killed in the rescue of three children inside the home.

Senate Republicans have rolled out a tax plan in Raleigh that would subject almost all services to sales tax.

Authorities say a North Carolina man opened fire on his father and brother, seriously injuring them before he committed suicide.

Top House Republicans are denouncing the Internal Revenue service for apparently targeting tea party groups ahead of the 2012 election.

Attorney General Eric Holder says those who argue that civilian courts are incapable are handling terrorism cases "are simply wrong."

A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking.

Skies will start cloudy on Mother's Day. However, the clouds will part and the sun will shine on Eastern Carolina later in the afternoon.

Some political observers are questioning the effectiveness of weekly protests at the General Assembly by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP.

Police said it took about a month, but they have now arrested two people in a murder-for-hire plot.

The Highway Patrol says that 7 people were injured in a single vehicle wreck in Jones County Saturday, including children.

The NC Centers for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man in the east.

Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut potential presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.