Patrick Pinkney was arrested last month on charges he stole from the Belk store he worked at in Roanoke Rapids.

The house passed an extension of the social security payroll tax cut Tuesday night, including a provision on an oil pipeline which prompted the White House to issue a veto threat.

Are working moms happier than stay-at-home moms? One study says yes, setting off a topic moms are sure to debate.

The assistants to Head Pirate Football Coach Ruffin McNeill are going to Washington State.

Governor Bev Perdue will be visiting two businesses in uptown Greenville Tuesday.

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has waived his preliminary hearing but pledges to keep fighting the charges.

Kinston police say a one-gloved robber tried to run out the back door of the restaurant, only to find it locked. He left empty handed.

Monday is expected to be the busiest day of the year for FedEx. Read on for some last minute tips on shipping your holiday mail.

A Duplin County man has been found guilty in the April 2010 shooting death of his girlfriend last year.

Dispatchers say the Pitt County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a fire started at a home no one lives in.

A popular chain retail store is a few months away from opening up in a new location in the east.

The men were taken into custody on charges they failed to update authorities with their current addresses.

More than a million dollars in funding is coming to the east for health care.

A man is missing, one who could be in danger if he's not found soon.

Baking cookies is very popular this time of year and many of us love sneaking a bite of that cookie dough before it gets put in the oven, but now a new report may have you thinking twice.

A North Carolina law enforcement officer, with over 37 years on the job, was killed in the line of duty Thursday.

A Craven County man is dead after the Highway Patrol says a pick-up truck hit him walking down the road.

He's famous for losing lots of weight by eating only Subway sandwiches, and he'll be making a special stop today at a Pitt county middle school.

Police are asking for your help in identifying a person wanted in a financial card fraud investigation.

The timing is not the best; temperatures will drop into the 30s tonight while an electric company shuts off power to 3,000 people to make repairs.

Lawmen in Wake county are searching for the man who shot three people at a Food Lion.

The latest survey from Public Policy Polling puts Newt Gingrich far ahead of Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

A former Carteret County sheriff got out of federal prison in Kentucky Wednesday morning.

There was black Friday. Then there was cyber Monday. Can you remember what comes next?

The government is considering whether it's OK for young teenagers to buy emergency contraception without a prescription.