Posted: 4:48 PM A former Carteret County sheriff got out of federal prison in Kentucky Wednesday morning.

Updated: 10:01 AM Multiple media outlets, including ESPN, have reported Southern Miss head football coach Larry Fedora has been offered the job at UNC and is likely to accept it.

Updated: 10:35 PM Rose High School senior guard Elon Edwards has attracted colleges like East Carolina, VCU and Virginia Tech. Edwards currently leads the state in three-point shooting percentage and ranks in the top ten in scoring.

Updated: 10:03 PM 30 Bertie County families were chosen from Colerain and Aulander Elementary Schools, and Bertie Middle School to receive free clothes, toys, and other gifts this season after they were hit hard by tornadoes in April.

Updated: 11:48 PM Monday and Tuesday law enforcement officers from more than a dozen departments in the east took part in the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program at the Morehead City Police Department.

Updated: 10:10 AM One year ago Tuesday, Neil Elks took the oath of office in Pitt County. Sheriff Elks says he puts on the uniform everyday , because he's proud of the office and wants all his deputies to feel like he's one of them.

Updated: 10:09 AM In Pitt County, they've already exceeded the number of gun permit applications since last year by 250.

Updated: 9:29 PM The shooting happened during a party at a community center outside of Teachey early Sunday morning.

Posted: 5:40 PM It will be a breezy and mild Wednesday across eastern North Carolina.

Posted: 3:33 PM Senior outside receiver Lance Lewis and fellow senior Emanuel Davis, a defensive back, were named to the All-C-USA Second Team while freshman inside linebacker Jeremy Grove earned an honorable mention nod.

Posted: 2:05 PM Called Operation Northern Star visited the homes of 134 registered sex offenders in Gates, Hertford and Northampton counties.

Updated: 8:49 AM Jacksonville police say the crash was between a vehicle and a bicyclist on Western Boulevard.

Updated: 8:00 PM Wayne County deputies believe a baseball bat was used to vandalize the cemetery.

Updated: 3:12 PM Prosecutors say Donna Dickens of Nashville defrauded Medicare over a six year period.

Updated: 11:57 AM Robert Baker, Jr. pleaded guilty to conducting illegal searches, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Posted: 6:08 AM Audience members of tonight's meeting will get a chance to ask questions.

Updated: 9:20 PM Sunday's shooting death in Greenville is the latest in a string of violence at apartment complexes this year that are popular for ECU students.

Posted: 8:04 PM The city of Kinston voted to expand its boundaries a couple of years ago and bring more residents and property into the city, but those efforts may be undone.

Updated: 5:51 PM There will some clouds and very mild temperatures across eastern North Carolina on Tuesday.

Updated: 3:48 PM Bethel police say they've made an arrest in the armed robbery of a convenience store late last month.

Updated: 5:00 PM People who live on a half dozen streets in Jacksonville were told to boil their water after water pressure was lost during a construction project.

Updated: 3:48 PM Rocky Mount police say the robbers Sunday night apparently had second thoughts when the store owner got his own weapon from behind the counter.

Updated: 8:02 PM The man charged after streaking at an ECU football game made a brief appearance in a Greenville courtroom Monday morning.

Updated: 10:33 PM Many people gathered in Bath Sunday afternoon to watch the Christmas parade.

Updated: 11:42 AM A death investigation is underway after a body was found in Scotland Neck Sunday. Officers are calling the death suspicious.