The president of the Pitt County Chapter of the NAACP has written a response to comments made to WITN by District Attorney Clark Everett about the Phillip Lewis murder case.

An East Carolina University student is in trouble with campus police for the second time this semester.

The walkout forced hundreds of thousands of parents to scramble for a place to send idle children and created an unwelcome political distraction for Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards played video from Lt. Brian Murphy's squad car before telling reporters Murphy, the man you see in the photo, was shot 15 times, not nine as authorities previously said. His armored vest stopped three of the rounds.

An old debate was renewed at the Greenville City Council meeting Monday night. Internet sweepstakes cafes are under fire by some in the community to be regulated.

Three weeks after a Greenville pastor was shot and killed in his home, more neighbors have joined the neighborhood watch program to try and prevent violence in the Westhaven subdivision.

Deputies said the tallest, home-grown marijuana plant was at least 12 feet tall.

The Marine Corps is investigating a landing of an MV-22 Osprey behind a local church, according to a published report.

Health experts say 2012 is on track to be the worst year ever for west nile virus, the Centers for Disease Control reports new cases jumped 25% over the last week with nearly two thousand cases nationwide and almost 90 deaths.

Four men, including a Marine, are facing charges after wildlife officers say they killed and cut up a four-foot alligator in Onslow County.

Independent movie theaters in small towns are struggling to stay in business as Hollywood studios switch from 35 mm film to digital.

Nevada’s “none of the above” voting option might be on the November ballot after all.

R&B diva Patti LaBelle has agreed to pay $100,000 to a Manhattan woman who accused her of hurling curses and water at her and her 18-month-old daughter during a dust-up over parenting in an apartment building lobby.

Despite the efforts to help people cool off, 50 people were sent to the hospital out of about 49,000 who packed into Dowdy-Ficklen stadium in Greenville for the season home opener.

The owner of the Mount Airy restaurant made famous by "The Andy Griffith Show" has died after a long illness.

Better off than four years ago? Even some of President Barack Obama's biggest fans have to work to get to "yes," but they expect him to make the case more forcefully.

The coyotes in Onslow County have a sweet tooth.

Michael Clarke Duncan's fiancee says the Oscar nominee for "The Green Mile" has died while being hospitalized following a July heart attack.

Hard workers, you do get a break this the Labor Day holiday, even if you have to work on Monday, you can enjoy some freebies to make your day.

The Town of Atlantic Beach says the number of visitors is up from last year between 30% and 40% and they believe it has a lot to do with the beach's 75 anniversary with activities and rides offered to families, but there were few people on the beach Friday.

We have an amazing story to share with you from one Friday night football game.

Bethel's only health care clinic is shutting down Saturday and moving to Greenville.

Hundreds of people attended a closed service for Armstrong Friday at a private club in suburban Cincinnati. A national memorial service has been scheduled for Sept. 12 in Washington.

The Republican National Convention has wrapped up with a speech by Mitt Romney that combined details of his life story with a pledge to create millions of jobs and "restore the promise of America."

It's one more for the road -- one more season of "Jersey Shore," that is. After that, MTV is shutting down the party.