Updated: 9:26 AM WITN set out to find out the cause of a tri-county power outage in Beaufort, Martin and Pitt counties. Washington city officials say a bird was to blame.

Updated: 7:01 PM Two men who were gunned down at the corner of Bancroft, Farmville Boulevard, and Watauga Avenue around 1:30 Saturday morning in Greenville.

Updated: 5:48 PM Four suspects are jailed, charged with the armed robbery and kidnapping of a Greenville man.

Updated: 9:26 AM The 20th Annual Children's Miracle Network Telethon Broadcast is set to kick off in just a few short hours.

Updated: 9:45 PM A community based service provider claims it's owed several hundred thousand dollars from the Pitt County mental health department.

Updated: 10:51 PM A woman burned after authorities say her boyfriend doused her with lighter fluid and set her on fire is improving.

Updated: 9:33 PM One of the biggest ever anti-terrorism drills is taking place this weekend in Jacksonville.

Updated: 9:05 PM Some kids in Jacksonville are busy spending part of their summer in the classroom.

Updated: 8:59 PM Need some ideas to redecorate and renovate your house? Then you'll want to head to Washington this weekend.

Updated: 8:55 PM The threat of rain meant another Downtown Alive concert was canceled in Jacksonville Friday.

Updated: 8:46 PM This weekend marks the 20th broadcast on WITN for Children's Miracle Network benefiting Children's Hospital University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina in Greenville.

Updated: 10:40 PM North Carolina is the sixth worst state in the nation for domestic violence. Learn how to get help.

Updated: 11:36 PM Perlie Nelson is fighting for her life after authorities say her boyfriend set her on fire.

Updated: 11:42 PM Low level flooding became a problem in some areas along the coast.

Updated: 9:16 PM Farmers are monitoring their fields with so much rain pouring down in the area.

Updated: 9:14 PM Drive-thru business heats up when the rain falls.

Updated: 9:15 PM The baseball diamonds were empty Thursday night.

Updated: 9:04 PM Trade Mart stores across the east will soon undergo a name change.

Updated: 9:03 PM The State House has approved a bill that would allow drivers to renew their license online.

Updated: 10:44 AM Big merger between Trade Mart and Winston-Salem based WilcoHess.

Updated: 11:49 PM A merger is in the works for one of the most well known convenience stores in Eastern Carolina.

Updated: 11:41 PM A hurricane is the last thing storm-weary communities on the Outer Banks need.

Updated: 11:49 PM The fragile Oregon Inlet could be devastated by a hurricane.

Updated: 12:06 AM Now is the time to start preparing for what could come our way this hurricane season.

Updated: 8:13 PM Authorities are releasing a few new details after a woman's body turns up in a field.