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First Alert Weather Day Monday: Claudette makes landfall

The system will weaken over the Gulf Coast, but impacts could still be felt here in the East
Title image for Tropical Storm Claudette story

News

New leader at Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament day 5
“Widespread” in the lead, as last day of fishing wraps up at Big Rock landing

Local

Wilmington police investigating after body found near dumpster
Goldsboro Police Department investigates homicide

Local

Juneteenth events here in the east this weekend

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Local

Historical society sponsors New Bern panels highlighting Black history

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
The panels are part of a project to educate locals about the history of Black communities in Craven and Carteret counties.

Local

Eastern NC communities plan Fourth of July celebrations

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By WITN Web Team
Several communities in Eastern North Carolina have announced their Fourth of July plans.

Weather

Charlie’s First Alert Forecast: Heat and humidity all weekend

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Star Derry
Hot and humid for Father's Day weekend.

Local

Jones County Arts Council to unveil four murals

Updated: 1 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
The unveilings will begin at 9 a.m. at 4889 NC 41 West, Trenton, and then go to 140 W Jones St., Trenton at 10 a.m., 204 Main St., Pollocksville at noon and end at Frost Park 708 Foy Ave., Maysville at 1:30 p.m.

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Pilot identified in fatal Kinston plane crash

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
A small plane crashed Thursday night at the Kinston Drag Strip along Highway 11.

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Community members come out for Greenville Grooves and Juneteenth Celebration

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Amber Lake
Juneteenth became a federal holiday, when President Joe Biden officially signed the bill Thursday. Greenville celebrated by having a Greenville Grooves and Juneteenth celebration Friday.

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United Way holds can sculpture contest in Greenville

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Amber Lake
The United Way of Pitt County held its “United We Can” food sculpture contest Friday evening during Greenville Grooves

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Safety reminders for those hot summer days on the beach

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Dave Jordan
As we head into summer and temperatures continue to climb, cooling off and finding relief at the beach can be tough sometimes.

Crime

Man shot in front of Greenville home

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
The call came in around 3:25 p.m. that a shooting happened in the 1000 block of Ward Street in Greenville.
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BIG ROCK DAY 5: “Widespread” takes the lead with 656.5 pound marlin
BIG ROCK DAY 5: “Widespread” takes the lead with 656.5 pound marlin

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Pilot identified in fatal Kinston plane crash
Pilot identified in fatal Kinston plane crash

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Community members come out for Greenville Grooves and Juneteenth Celebration
Community members come out for Greenville Grooves and Juneteenth Celebration

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One boat still hooked to blue marlin at Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
Injury prevention specialists remind you to keep safety a priority this summer

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Bear killed after attacking sleeping teen at Great Smoky Mountains campsite

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Alivia Harris
Officials with the Great Smoky Mountain National Park have closed Backcountry Campsite 29 in the Cosby section of the park after a 16-year-old was attacked by a bear Friday.

News

Tar-Pamlico in the clear, three sites fail Sound Rivers Swim Guide test on Neuse

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Dave Jordan
All sites tested in the Tar-Pamlico watershed this week are cleared for recreation, but four sites failed the Sound Rivers Swim Guide test in the Neuse River watershed.

Local

Sauls Family Farm in Greene County preserves Rosenwald School

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Cindy Choi
Most Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina are forgotten, but Sauls Family Farm kept the structure that one family member hopes can be a museum.

News

Injury prevention specialists remind you to keep safety a priority this summer

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Dave Jordan
Summer is just about here and plenty of people are traveling now and some safety experts want to remind you while you’re having fun, to also keep safety a priority.

News

One boat still hooked to blue marlin at Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Deric Rush
One boat still hooked to blue marlin at Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

National

Fierce Capitol attacks on police seen in newly released videos

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Associated Press
Supporters of former President Donald Trump fought past police lines to storm the building and interrupt the certification of President Joe Biden’s election win over Trump.

State

Cooper veotes gun bill for churches that hold services in schools

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Associated Press
The veto by the Democratic governor on Friday marked the second year in a row he’s blocked the idea.

Crime

Four men charged with Rocky Mount shooting

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
Police say a ShotSpotter activation sent them to the 1200 block of Liberty Street where they found a victim who had been shot.

News

BIG ROCK DAY 5: “Widespread” takes the lead with 656.5 pound marlin

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
‘Natural’ remains on the top of the leaderboard after reeling in a 521.6-pound blue marlin Tuesday.

National

Searchers comb river after 3 tubers die, 2 disappear at dam

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By GERRY BROOME
The group of nine people was floating down the Dan River on inflatable tubes and went over a dam that’s about 8 feet high next to a Duke Energy plant.

National

Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast

Updated: 52 minutes ago
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By KEVIN McGILL and JEFF MARTIN
The storm churning northward in the Gulf of Mexico was expected to move inland early Saturday.

News

Teen subject of Silver Alert found safe

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
Lily Whitby was last seen around East 2nd Street and Williams Street in Roanoke Rapids.

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State

Warrant: Mom made daughter bury 4-year-old sister in Charlotte backyard

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By WBTV Web Staff
Warrants are now revealing more details about what happened in this case.

News

State education board approves new teaching standards with focus on diversity

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 9:33 PM EDT
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By Nikki Hauser
Students in K-5 social studies classes may learn history in a more diverse and inclusive way this fall.

Local

Greenville PD remembers Sgt. Tim “Mac” McInerney

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 8:01 PM EDT
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By Cindy Choi
A 26-year veteran of the Greenville Police Department, McInerney was known to be “full of life when it came to law enforcement,” Chief Mark Holtzman said.

News

Greenville City Council approves budget for fiscal year 2021-2022

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 10:51 PM EDT
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By Dave Jordan
Residents of the City of Greenville will be paying less in property taxes after the Greenville City Council approved the City’s budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

National

‘Gorilla Glue Girl’ launches hair product line, inspired by her own hair woes

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Debra Dolan
Tessica Brown, known as 'Gorilla Glue Girl,' has launched a hair product line.

News

Father & son conference this weekend in Greenville

Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 12:01 AM EDT
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By Dave Jordan
The Phillipi Church of Christ in Greenville is hosting a father and men conference this Saturday.

News

Craven County Small Business Center offering workshops for businesses

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 11:48 PM EDT
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By Dave Jordan
The Small Business Center in Craven County will be hosting a three-part series of webinars in July.

News

Common Cold cases increase raising concerns for small children as new variants of COVID-19 arise.

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 9:54 PM EDT
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By Deric Rush
Common Cold cases increase raising concerns for small children as new variants of COVID-19 arise.

News

Onslow County celebrates Juneteenth as a county holiday

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 9:32 PM EDT
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By Liam Collins
Pres. Joe Biden officially declared June 19, the day the last slaves were told they would be free in 1865, a national holiday Thursday.

News

Greenville police sergeant’s body escorted to Nash County funeral home

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 12:42 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Sgt. Tim “Mac” McInerney was a 26-year veteran of the Greenville Police Department.

News

BIG ROCK: ‘Widespread’ brings in 479.2 pound marlin

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 5:48 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
‘Natural’ remains on the top of the leaderboard after reeling in a 521.6-pound blue marlin Tuesday.

Crime

DEPUTIES: Man tells grandfather he was kidnapped to cover drug debt

Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 2:31 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Jeremy Nichols, of Grimesland, is charged with extortion and conspiracy to obtain property by false pretense.
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