Stacia Strong

Summer is beginning to wind down for most students but some are already back in the classrooms for the start of a new school year. In Craven County, Early College High Schools went back on Monday.

This week the State’s Department of Environmental Quality have sent out an alert about an algal bloom that was could be dangerous to the health of children and pets.

Several school supply drives are hoping to ease the burden for some families as kids head back to school.

On Thursday Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Many Cohen held a COVID-19 taskforce meeting, updating the state on where we stand with new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Athletic coaches and mental health professionals say Simone Biles withdrawal from the Olympics is sending a message to young athletes about the importance of mental health.

The spike in COVID cases is why health officials at both the federal and local levels are once again encouraging people to wear their masks regardless of vaccination status.

The City of New Bern is ready to move forward with plans to make the area more resilient against natural disasters.

Emergency services officials in Eastern North Carolina hope that a disaster preparedness course will help residents prepare for any storm that hits us.

The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to rise here in North Carolina and around the world, and Health officials are concerned about the surge of the highly contagious Delta variant as the number of people getting vaccinated has nearly stopped.

Many students around the state are winding down their time in summer school, and for students in Craven County the additional learning have proved to be incredibly beneficial.

This week millions will tune in to watch Shark Week, but a team of researchers here in Eastern North Carolina are celebrating their own type of shark week as they mark 50 years of their shark survey which is one of the longest continuous efforts in the world to study these apex predators.

For the past 5 days COVID cases have continued to slowly rise.

Elsa has made its way across North Carolina, and overall the region was able to handle the storms impacts fairly well. But Towns along the coast say this system is a good reminder of the dangers each storm can bring and why its important to always be prepared.

The new school year is still several weeks away but right now school districts across the state are busy preparing for how they will implement a new statewide mental health policy.

Summer weather is here and with the approaching July Fourth Holiday law enforcement officials are reminding boaters to be careful out on the waterways.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office says a Raleigh woman is now facing charges for prescription fraud and forgery charges.

Elizabeth City Police say a Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after a woman was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to her head at the Quality Inn on South Hughes Blvd. on Saturday, June 26th.

A home in Pine Knoll Shores was destroyed in an afternoon fire and now investigators are working to determine what caused the blaze.

The Independence Day Holiday is just around the corner and many people are busy planning how they’ll celebrate the Fourth of July, but if those celebrations include fireworks you may not want to wait too long to buy some.

It’s been nearly 3 years since Hurricane Florence caused $24 Billion dollars in damage and devastated hundreds of businesses and homes. But even as the community’s impacted continue down the road to recovery for some it hasn’t been easy.

In recent years hurricanes have wreaked havoc on North Carolina, including storms like Florence, Matthew, and Dorian. The massive destruction these hurricanes left behind has spurred a team of researchers to look into ways to improve the regions resistance to flooding.

The summer season is in full swing and after more than a year where millions spent most of their time at home, many are now planning for those long awaited vacations and road trips. As more people hit the highways law enforcement agencies are urging drivers to be safe.

Tropical Storm Claudette is now the first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season to impact the United States, and while the storm left a trail of destruction across several states, Eastern North Carolina was largely spared from the system.

North Carolina and the entire country continue to fight against the coronavirus but now some doctors are concerned about a new highly contagious variant that has made its way to U.S.

Sea turtle nesting season is in full swing in North Carolina, but experts say the number of nesting sites currently on the beaches is down compared to last year.

It may seem like summer break just started for students in North Carolina, but this week thousands of children headed right back to the classroom in Craven County to take part in summer school.

This weekend will bring with it our 36th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon to benefit the Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville.

A new project aimed at helping rebuild shorelines around estuaries in Eastern North Carolina is now on display in Gallants Channel in Beaufort, and it doesn’t look like any oyster reed you’ve seen before.

For the seventh year in a row, Hurricane season in the Atlantic has begun before the official start date on June First, after subtropical storm Ana formed over the weekend.

This weekend’s hot weather is expected to send many people to the coast but with strong rip currents a major concern, Fire and Rescue Crews are asking visitors to be cautious when heading into the ocean.

The 2020/2021 School year is nearing the end, and now high school seniors have their sights set on graduation. In the Craven County School System, the high schools are planning to host a more traditional graduation after COVID-19 upended ceremonies in 2020.

We’re now less than two weeks away from the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and power companies like Duke Energy have been busy making major improvements to the protect the power grid from storms.

Everyday First Responders around Eastern North Carolina answer any and every call for help whether its from Police, Fire, or EMS they are always there to protect and serve. On Tuesday CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern dedicated their ambulance bay to local first responders, and two trauma rooms inside of the Emergency Department to fallen New Bern Officer Alexander Thalmann.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health Provider Integrated Family Services is highlighting the importance of taking time to take care of your mental health, especially after what’s been an incredibly tough year.

It’s been more than 2 1/2 years since Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, and now a massive beach restoration project along the Crystal Coast is finally nearing completion.

Summer break is inching closer for many schools around Eastern North Carolina and that has put many school districts in overdrive to finalize plans for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.

We’re still a few weeks away from the official start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season but Emergency Management Officials say now is the time to prepare.

Congressman Greg Murphy was back in Eastern North Carolina on Friday, touring the workforce programs that Carteret Community College has to offer.

For more than a year now much of our focus has been on staying healthy and protecting ourselves from COVID-19, and all of those precautions that were put in place also helped drastically reduce the number of cold and flu cases.

For more than a year now we’ve been heavily leaning on our healthcare workers to help guide us through this pandemic, and this week a local Intensive Care Unit Nurse was honored for her efforts.

This week COVID-19 Vaccine producer Pfizer announced plans to seek full approval for their vaccine from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by the end of May. Local Health experts hope this news will help with vaccine hesitancy.

It’s been a little less than a month since Governor Roy Cooper signed a law requiring school districts offer in-person summer school opportunities for students who have been struggling with virtual learning, and now some local schools are finalizing their plans.

On Monday Governor Roy Cooper gave his third State of the State address where he highlighted how things have been over the past year, and several people across the state were spotlighted for their efforts during the pandemic, including a Nurse from Eastern North Carolina.

The coronavirus pandemic has left millions with food insecurities, and on Monday the Biden Administration announced that expanded benefits for families struggling to put food on the table will continue during the summer.

More thank 6 million North Carolinians are vaccinated against COVID-19 with a least one dose, but local health leaders say they are finding it harder and harder to fill appointments for those who are still not vaccinated.

We’ve now been dealing with a global pandemic for more than a year, and now recent mass shootings, officer involved shootings, protests, and high profile trials have some feeling overwhelmed, and mental health professionals say they are not alone.

It’s been more than a year since the fight against the Coronavirus Pandemic began and since then hospitals around the country have seen a massive amount of patients needing their help to battle this virus. Now a local hospital is celebrating a new milestone in the pandemic.

A local summer camp is doing what it can to ensure that senior citizens in need in their community have a hot meal.

This week the Craven County School District is putting an emphasis on Farm To Table, and helping their students better understand where their food comes from.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has rolled out a new rip current model.