WITN had the chance Wednesday to head out with Pitt County Sheriff's Deputies as they looked for parents not paying child support.

The mother of a Jacksonville man accused of statutory rape involving a 15-year-old says her son had no idea the victim was underage.

The state has okayed one hurdle for a proposed rock quarry in Beaufort County, despite concern from local residents about possible pollution.

Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.

Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service's telephone records.

The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views.

According to a number of national sources including ESPN and USA Today, Former ECU quarterback David Garrard says he's retiring from the NFL.

Thursday will be the warmest day of the year across much of our area.

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an incident involving the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry that resulted in a 10-foot wave crashing onto the deck, damaging some cars.

Keith Frazier was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Wilmington for the March 2011 robbery of the First South Bank on East Fire Tower Road.

An Eastern Carolina teen faces nearly 50 charges in connection with several car and home break-ins.

State inspectors visited the Trenton gas station Tuesday morning to see if there is really a problem.

A teenager wanted for an armed robbery early this week, surrendered to Onslow County deputies Friday evening.

Marshall Harker of Ayden was arrested in L.A. on April 25th for the break-ins at RedPhish Music and The Bicycle Post.

The Cleveland man is accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade.

Debby Avery is retiring at the end of this year after 38 years of teaching, mostly in Pitt County Schools. Her current job is being a hospital school teacher at Vidant Children's Hospital.

A morbid discovery in the east could solve an open missing person's case.

The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill Tuesday changing the law currently requiring filers to pay a penalty for up to 25 percent on what's called "the amount of the tax."

Plans for a multi-billion dollar project are in the works for I-95.The D.O.T. held a public meeting Tuesday in Wilson and showcased findings after an economic assessment of the interstate.

The New Bern Board of Aldermen met for the first time Tuesday night since the troubles last week involving Mayor Lee Bettis and voted not to even discuss the mayor at this time.

Authorities say the driver of a Jeep that crossed the center line of Highway 17 in Jones County and struck a log truck Monday night remains in intensive care and is expected to be charged when he is released.

The bill approved unanimously Tuesday by the House would require those convicted of the misdemeanor charge to receive a minimum $500 fine. A driver who hits a child and faces a felony would receive a minimum $2,500 fine.

A project that has been chugging along for months to reroute train traffic in Greenville is picking up speed again to get drivers on track by next month.

Kinston police say a peanut truck tipped over just before 8 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 11, closing a portion of the northbound highway just south of Cunningham Road until around 10:30 p.m.

A court martial for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is scheduled to begin June 25 on charges that include forcible sodomy, indecent acts, violating orders and adultery.