Updated: 11:03 AM Not a single state will have a highly qualified teacher in every core class this school year as promised by President Bush's education law.

Updated: 11:06 AM The consulting division of British-based car maker Lotus Group International will build at an expected automobile testing center in Northampton County.

Updated: 11:07 AM Defense attorneys say a second round of DNA tests in the Duke lacrosse rape case has found no conclusive match to any member of the team.

Posted: 8:34 AM The head of an agency that spends state money to protect waterways has been put on probation by the organization's board of directors.

Posted: 8:15 AM Alderman wants to allow non citizens in to vote

Updated: 5:09 PM From electronic surveillance to restrictions where sex offenders can live, lawmakers have a bill on the floor making those proposals among others.

Posted: 5:07 PM Pasquotank sheriff's deputies say four men broke into a gun shop.

Posted: 5:06 PM A spectacular airshow will take off this weekend at MCAS New River.

Posted: 5:06 PM British and Canadian officers are on the Outer Banks to remember their sailors who lost their lives along our coast during World War II.

Posted: 5:05 PM Postal carriers across the nation and right here in Eastern Carolina hope you'll help them "Stamp Out Hunger" Saturday.

Posted: 11:11 AM North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that could toughen sex offender regulation. Click here to read more and how to find out if any sex offenders live near you.

Updated: 10:49 AM May 21-27 is Tick and Mosquito Borne Illness Awareness Week in North Carolina

Posted: 7:48 PM Health officials are still awaiting test results.

Posted: 7:44 PM A report suggests there's DNA evidence linking a Duke Lacrosse player to an alleged rape.

Updated: 11:35 AM It's a preview of what we'll see in Carteret County later this summer.

Posted: 7:32 PM Free Musical entertainment awaits you in Carteret County this weekend.

Updated: 3:30 PM Deadline is nearing for seniors to sign up for the new Medicare Part D prescription plan

Updated: 3:21 PM State Agriculture Commissioner working to protect billion dollar industry

Updated: 11:19 PM It's the highest level in five years.

Updated: 11:22 PM We talked to several state lawmakers about what they want to do with the huge surplus.

Updated: 11:40 PM Experts say you need to have your outside outlets professionally inspected if you live along the coast.

Updated: 11:43 PM The lack of rain has stopped mosquitoes dead in their tracks.

Posted: 4:43 PM Experts say how you drive could determine how much gas you use.

Posted: 4:43 PM Governor Easley says creating roads and harvesting timber could have a negative effect on the forest’s ecosystem.

Updated: 9:03 PM Lawmakers are confronted with a welcome situation as they return to Raleigh.