Drivers in one part of the east are hoping for a smoother ride to work this morning than their commute home last night after a three car wreck snarled traffic for hours during rush hour.

A man who lawmen say confessed to leading them on a high speed chase is behind bars, according to reports.

The moped driver was critically injured, and the Highway Patrol says it's investigating whether the lights on his moped were operating at the time of the crash.

Scores from around the WITN viewing area after the first round of the boys and girls state high school basketball tournament.

The Onslow County Justice Complex sits full of staff, but not prisoners, and the bill keeps rolling in. The county manager says Onslow County has had to continue paying utility bills on both buildings.

Three men who called for a taxi are now in jail after authorities say they stole the vehicle.

At a news conference this afternoon, Sheriff Calvin Woodard, Jr. said Verna Lee Farmer has been charged with two counts of first degree murder.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation held a a public meeting Monday night at Carteret County Community College to discuss constructing a raised median fro 2.7 miles from Willis Road to Bank Street along U.S. 70 in Morehead City.

East Carolina held on for a 4-3 victory over Hofstra Monday evening and ended the season-opening home stand with a 5-3 record.

Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week.

A slow warming trend will move into eastern North Carolina over the next few days.

In 2009, Carteret County had the most prescriptions written in the east and the third highest in the entire state.

A former ECU student admitted today that he shot and killed his father more than a year ago in Greenville. Police say it was all done because his lies were catching up to him.

Martin County deputies say the mother and her four-year old daughter may be headed to Florida.

State health officials say a six-year old child has died of complications from the flu.

An employee of a Jacksonville pizza store spotted the three walking down the highway Sunday morning.

Kevin Wise, Jr., who had recently been given a four-year scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill, was found dead at his Wayne County home on Saturday.

The coastal storm has left our area, but the wind this morning is impacting the ferries and their schedules.

Progress Energy says at the height, some 13,000 homes and businesses were without power.

WITN has learned that one of the men accused in the hold up of a grocery store is now facing new charges.

Some areas in Eastern Carolina saw a quick hailstorm Sunday night. Check out this picture from a viewer in Hyde County.

A 25-year-old active duty marine is seriously injured after he wrecked his pickup truck in Onslow County. That man is facing multiple charges including DWI.

A man is charged with DWI after troopers say he wrecked his vehicle in Pitt County Saturday evening and had to be airlifted to the hospital because of injuries.

Greenville police say the 25-year-old mother from Greenville is charged with the attempted murder of her six-year-old son.

Keith Clanton scored 16 points and A.J. Rompza added 10 points and five assists to lift Central Florida to a 64-55 win over East Carolina.