Officials say power was restored around 11:30 a.m.

We now know who will replace the longtime superintendent of Craven County Schools who is retiring in at the end of January.

We're gathering details about the arrest Wednesday night of a Greenville man facing charges of trying to kill someone and trafficking drugs.

After an incident on Tuesday night where two horses were killed after running into passing cars in Onslow County, similar events involving animals occurred Wednesday in Havelock and Carteret County.

According to investigators a Halifax County man was found dead in his home Friday night after trying to fix his microwave.

A committee tasked with assessing productivity, quality and centrality in the academic units across East Carolina University released its recommendations on Wednesday.

A two-day tour of poverty-stricken areas in northeastern North Carolina is getting underway Thursday with its first stop in Beaufort County.

A standoff between lawmen in Wilson County and a man they tried to serve involuntary commitment papers ended, some 13 hours later.

East Carolina lost for the fourth consecutive time on Wednesday losing to UTEP 70-56 in El Paso, Texas.

With its eighth-straight loss, ECU drops to 6-11 overall and 0-4 in league play.

The City of Havelock says 21-year-old Andrew Dunham of Havelock and Ashley Boulanger, both 21-years-old, were apprehended in Berkley County, South Carolina.

WITN 7.2 will air the N.C. State game Thursday night at 8pm at home against Boston College.

It will be a dry and chilly Thursday across eastern North Carolina.

Deputies have charged a 15-year-old Lenoir County teen with voluntary manslaughter after his friend was shot to death Wednesday afternoon.

The one year old boy was found dead at his parent's trailer at Sea Pines Mobile Home Park in Onslow County Wednesday morning.

Lawmen were called to the home on Killis Murphy Road outside of Pollocksville around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. The elderly woman had been found dead by her grandson.

Rocky Mount police say the Griffin's Food Mart on North Wesleyan Boulevard was hit around 9:30 p.m.

ECU police tell WITN News that late Saturday night they received a report the sculptures at the Leo Jenkins Fine Arts Center had been vandalized.

State schools Superintendent June Atkinson says she's running for another four years as chief administrator of North Carolina's public schools.

Students are back in class after a small fire forced PS Jones Middle School in Washington to evacuate. The Washington Police Department is investigating the fire.

The Department of Transportation will begin lane closures at 7 a.m. Wednesday near the temporary bridge on Highway 12 at Pea Island as crews install protective measures.

A man accused of committing multiple break-ins in Halifax and Warren counties has been arrested after a month on the run.

The first of five public meetings will be held in Ocracoke by the state ferry system Wednesday to hear from people about the new proposal to raise the price of riding state ferries.

The Highway Patrol says horses got loose Tuesday night on Highway 24, near the Highway 258 split.

Ocracoke girls basketball player Echo Bennink leads the Dolphins in scoring at more than 20 points per game and during her senior season Ocracoke is enjoying one of its best starts in years.