Updated: 8:55 AM Greenville police say a convenience store near Pitt Community College was robbed early this morning.

Posted: 3:14 AM The Department of Defense said the death of a 20-year-old Marine during his deployment is now under investigation.

Posted: 10:25 PM A New Bern man has been sentenced to 9-years in federal prison for dealing drugs.

Updated: 11:31 PM An autopsy shows a two-month-old who Onslow County Deputies say was killed by his Marine dad, had been to the hospital on two previous occasions for suspected abuse.

Posted: 10:00 PM People traveling on one stretch of Interstate 95 will notice an increased Highway Patrol presence.

Updated: 11:30 PM It has been nearly two-years in the making and now the new $48-million-dollar James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville is just days away from opening.

Updated: 11:30 PM Police say a Martin County store owner stepped in when he recognized two suspects accused of stealing more than $1,000 from video game machines at his store.

Posted: 5:39 PM A cold front will bring showers and possible storms to eastern Carolina overnight.

Posted: 5:06 PM The Indians have recalled third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus.

Updated: 11:35 PM Grifton Police Chief Bryan Cauley says a woman found the injured cat underneath her car on McCrae Street.

Updated: 6:18 PM The DoubleTree by Hilton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront reopened this morning following a $5 million renovation.

Updated: 9:08 AM The suspect in the hit and run accident that killed a college student last year made his first appearance Wednesday morning.

Updated: 6:24 PM East Carolina University says an alert sent out last night via Twitter that the campus was on lockdown was sent out by mistake.

Updated: 6:19 PM Greenville police say the armed thieves stole cash, electronic and the victim's keys.

Posted: 3:19 AM Police said a man caused a three vehicle wreck Monday night and then left the scene, only to later be arrested and taken to jail.

Updated: 6:19 PM Police said a black bear is taking in the sites around a town with its likeness at every corner.

Updated: 11:28 PM The village of Simpson in Pitt County officially voted Monday to eliminate it's police chief position. Some residents worry there could be more crime with no chief.

Updated: 6:42 PM A Jacksonville woman is among the 8 astronaut candidates selected by NASA Monday. Their mission will be to help lead the first human mission to an asteroid and then on to Mars.

Updated: 11:28 PM The Pitt County Schools superintendent for the past 7 years Doctor Beverly Emory said her goodbyes Monday night at her last school board meeting before she heads up another North Carolina school system.

Posted: 8:38 PM Warm and humid with scattered thunderstorms across the area on Tuesday.

Updated: 8:19 PM More than 80 people are facing criminal charges after the seventh week of protests led by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP.

Updated: 1:58 PM A motorist saw the woman with the sign and called 911 while following the vehicle into Duplin County.

Updated: 8:48 PM A native of Boone, Jim Holshouser was the first Republican elected governor in the state in the 20th century when he won during President Richard Nixon's landslide victory in 1972.

Updated: 8:33 PM A church in Eastern Carolina turned into a crime scene on Father's Day after a break-in where the burglars helped themselves to breakfast.

Posted: 8:11 AM Construction of a new turn lane on Davenport Farm Rd. means it won't be open to traffic where it intersects with Highway 11 in Winterville this week.