Updated: 7:58 PM A police chief has returned to work, two weeks after being cleared by a grand jury for shooting a man.

Updated: 7:54 PM A Kinston family lost most of their possessions after fire ripped through their home Christmas Eve.

Updated: 7:57 PM Three Pitt County men spent Christmas weekend in jail after being arrested on drug charges.

Updated: 8:01 PM Gas prices continued to drop in North Carolina, but that will likely soon change after the first of the year.

Updated: 7:58 PM The Highway Patrol is investigating a near head-on crash this morning in Lenoir County.

Updated: 9:02 PM It is the season for giving and helping others and that's just what some folks did in Greenville Christmas day.

Updated: 9:03 PM A Pitt County mother had a very special Christmas this year. Her daughter, who is in the Navy, was able to come home and surprise her. WITN was there to capture the moment.

Updated: 7:56 PM Martin County deputies are investigating a Christmas Eve stabbing that happened outside of a community center.

Posted: 9:18 AM We wish you a "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year!"

Updated: 7:32 PM Police need your help in locating two suspects that robbed a pawn shop in New Bern Christmas Eve morning.

Updated: 3:33 PM Three men are now behind bars charged in a recent home invasion in Halifax County where one of the intruders was shot and killed.

Posted: 6:22 AM Lawmen in Lenoir County had a busy night last night with a car chase that started in Lenoir and ended in Duplin County with a couple of suspects in custody.

Updated: 10:42 PM As many people prepare to spend the holidays at home with their loved ones, there are some without a home this Christmas.

Updated: 2:12 PM A juvenile was hospitalized Friday night after an accidental shooting according to Winterville police.

Updated: 9:08 PM People aren't the only ones that prepare for the holidays. So do their four legged friends.

Updated: 8:30 PM Plenty of people headed to the mall Friday to pick up those last minute Christmas gifts.

Updated: 8:03 PM The "Secret Santa" spirit continues to spread across the east.

Updated: 11:57 PM The Walmart store full of busy Christmas shoppers had to abandon their carts and evacuate Friday afternoon when a fire alarm went off.

Updated: 11:43 PM Highway Patrol says a Rocky Mount man was killed in a head-on collision Friday afternoon in Nash County.

Updated: 11:53 AM Jacksonville officials say there is no danger from a small amount of chlorine leaking at the city's wastewater land application treatment plant. They report the leak has been stopped.

Updated: 8:08 PM A convicted felon faces several charges after a traffic stop in Beaufort County.

Posted: 10:09 AM Someone torched a vehicle in Onslow County overnight, say lawmen.

Updated: 7:59 PM Three people are accused of trafficking prescription medications. Lawmen say the three purchased Percocet in Jacksonville and then returned to Carteret County, where they were arrested.

Updated: 8:10 PM Goldsboro police are searching for a killer.

Posted: 7:19 AM The American Red Cross says the timing of Christmas this year makes donations today incredibly crucial.