Contractors are putting the finishing touches on a home in Onslow County before they hand over the keys to a Purple Heart combat veteran.

Troopers worked several roadways and issued a total of 62 citations for moving violations, including five for texting.

Lawmen from several counties helped in a drug bust that turned up a block of cocaine valued at more than $18,000.

41-year-old Tony Miller of Greenville, 18-year-old Gushonda Knight and 31-year-old Tony Conner are all charged with various drug related offenses.

A 19-5 Tulane run in the first 10 minutes of the second half proved the difference Thursday night as the Green Wave posted a 63-49 victory over East Carolina at Minges Coliseum.

Andre Brown graduated from J.H. Rose High School in Greenville in 2004 and is now part of the Superbowl this weekend as a member of the New York Giants practice squad.

Volunteer Alex Douglas says he understands military orders, but after so many pets are left at the shelter during deployments he says the lack of planning just gets frustrating.

Cooler temperatures with plenty of sunshine can be expected across eastern North Carolina on Friday.

Beaufort County deputies raided a home Wednesday in Belhaven.

Greenville Police Special Victims Unit arrested Martinez Platt Wednesday night.

It happened around 3:10 p.m. at a private crossing off of Highway 17, south of Chocowinity.

It happened this morning at Union Middle School in Washington County.

State troopers say there will be no charges against an Onslow County deputy sheriff after he wrecked his cruiser Wednesday night.

Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones ruled this morning that 50-year-old Marvin Williams must be removed from death row.

Goldsboro police say a woman was shot late in late December in a drive-by shooting.

Calvin King, a 17 year old from Ayden, is behind bars for the murder of Demetrius "Deejay" Boone of Winterville. The 18-year-old was shot and killed at Pirates Cove Apartments in December.

The Department of Defense says a 22-year-old Marine from Greenville, Miss. was killed during combat operations.

Highway Patrol says a tractor-trailer truck carrying wood chips flipped over on Highway 55 early Thursday morning near Moss Hill School in Lenoir County.

The 1,700 marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will begin returning to North Carolina Thursday after more than 10 months away on duty in Northern Africa and Europe.

A rush hour detour in Kinston that lasted for more than an hour Wednesday was caused by a fire at a recycling center, according to the Kinston Free Press.

There was a rise in unemployment in Eastern Carolina during December, according to the latest unemployment figures out.

According to McClatchy newspapers, one of the marines in the video where troops appear to be urinating on Taliban corpses in Afhganistan was the unit's leader.

Robert Sampson scored 13 points and Maurice Kemp added 11 for East Carolina in a 62-43 win over SMU.

A four-year effort to get a suspect from South Africa wanted for rapes on the Outer Banks back to North Carolina has finally paid off.

The city of Kinston has its work cut out if it wants to land another minor league baseball team now that the city of Wilmington hopes to build a 35 to 40-million dollar stadium to land a team.