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Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 10:38 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Experts say that swarms around a house do not necessarily mean the home is infested by termites, but should be a reminder to have the home inspected.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 8:51 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
A Roanoke Rapids man was sentenced Friday to 30-years and 6 months in prison for shooting a store clerk during an armed robbery back in 2018.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 9:40 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
A truck carrying a radioactive compound crashed Wednesday on Interstate 95 near Fayetteville.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 7:18 PM EST
|By Dave Jordan
Motor vehicle deaths jumped eight percent in 2020, despite fewer people on the roads amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 9:06 PM EST
|By Dave Jordan
NASA has named the 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program and one of them is NC State Graduate Christina Koch.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
A tornado touched down in Myrtle Beach Friday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2020 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The advisory went into effect on Thursday and included oceanfront areas near Southeast 79th Street and Crowell Street in Oak Island.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 8:07 AM EDT
17-year-old Selena Fernandez is believed to be in extreme danger.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 8:21 AM EDT
|By Liz Bateson
Monday marks two years since Hurricane Florence made landfall along our coast.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2020 at 10:26 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The Fireside Chat will take place at 1:00 p.m. and be moderated by Trump 2020 National Press Secretary Hogan Gidley.
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Updated: Sep. 6, 2020 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
News outlets reported Sunday that the Caswell Beach Police Department said beachgoers found the body on Caswell Beach.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 7:33 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
Expecting to lose $30 million and $52 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNC Chapel Hill has announced pay cuts and furloughs for its athletic staff.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 8:59 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
A former Wrightsville Beach police officer has been arrested by the SBI and charged with bribery after reportedly asking for nude photos.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2020 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
News outlets report that the visit is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the end of the war.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
UNCW has identified two clusters of COVID-19 cases among students.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin has issued a curfew for Friday and Saturday nights as protests are planned in the city.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 9:47 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is expanding the Hope4Healers Helpline to serve North Carolina’s teachers, school personnel and their families.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 7:13 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced it has identified two clusters of the coronavirus on campus in its first week of fall classes.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 8:33 AM EDT
Prosecutors said McNair’s 85-year-old husband and 43-year-old stepson began noticing their drinks “were tasting kind of funny” and they were getting sick so they set up a hidden security camera and left a glass of sweet tea out.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 8:11 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Crews responded to a fire in Surf City after Hurricane Isaias ripped through the area.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 7:51 PM EDT
UNCW professor Mike Adams died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a news release from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2020 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
A mother is facing charges of first degree murder after leaving her new born baby in a trash can.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2020 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution on Monday that would declare racism a public health crisis in the county.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2020 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
The Coast Guard rescued a 49-year old man suffering from chest pains and shortness of breath off Oak Island on Sunday morning.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 4:47 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted layoffs at the Belk department store chain, including at its North Carolina-based corporate headquarters.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2020 at 9:39 PM EDT
The mayor of a North Carolina city has imposed a curfew in the narrow area surrounding two Confederate monuments to try to thwart any vandalism or destruction.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 10:43 PM EDT
|By Liam Collins
The county has confirmed over 1,200 cases of COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 7:49 PM EDT
An inspiring discussion about racism between a white woman and black man in Myrtle Beach has captured the attention of people across the Grand Strand.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2020 at 8:34 AM EDT
Children's author and the founder of the non-profit Every 1 Voice Matters Sherrikka Myers has some tips on how to keep kids occupied during this new normal.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2020 at 12:05 PM EDT
The man was housed at Pender Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Burgaw.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2020 at 7:38 PM EST
The New Hanover County Board of Education unanimously voted to fire Roland-Grise Middle School Band Director Peter Frank after a closed session.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2020 at 8:54 PM EST
A vehicle crashed head-on with a Northampton County Schools activity bus on Friday. Nine of the 22 children on the bus were sent to the hospital and the driver of the vehicle was killed, according to the NC State Highway Patrol.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2020 at 4:06 PM EST
An Elizabeth City man is facing charges after police say he broke into several businesses.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2020 at 3:31 PM EST
Three people were injured during a shooting in Elizabeth City early Sunday morning.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2020 at 9:02 PM EST
A solider from North Carolina died Friday while deployed in Syria, according to the Department of Defense.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2020 at 4:31 PM EST
The Dismal Swamp Canal on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between North Carolina and Virginia will be closed to traffic for about 90 days for maintenance.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2020 at 4:03 PM EST
Dramatic video was released Tuesday showing students inside an Eastern Carolina gymnasium moments before the roof collapsed.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2020 at 11:03 AM EST
A tractor-trailer driver allegedly was reaching down to pick up a cigarette just before colliding with a school bus in Columbus County Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2020 at 4:54 PM EST
A popular North Carolina ferry route is set to close for three months to allow crews to perform repairs.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 at 4:26 PM EST
A New Year's surprise slithered into an oven in a Wake Forest home while a family was baking a pizza.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2019 at 2:18 PM EST
Police in North Carolina say they are investigating a shooting that left three men with gunshot wounds.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2019 at 4:26 PM EDT
A North Carolina man is dead after armed robbery suspects fleeing police crashed into his Jeep.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2019 at 8:44 AM EDT
U.S. Army criminal investigators have arrested a deployed soldier accused of raping an Alabama college student last year.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2019 at 9:08 AM EDT
It happened last night around 9:45 at the Columbus Correctional Institution.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2019 at 3:33 PM EDT
Mosquitoes have swarmed a North Carolina county in the days since Hurricane Dorian brought heavy rainfall to the area.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2019 at 3:02 PM EDT
Orange County authorities say the evasive emu died during an attempt to capture the animal and relocate it to a sanctuary.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2019 at 5:21 AM EDT
U.S. Geological Survey scientists are installing at least 150 storm-tide sensors and at least 22 other instruments that will track the hurricane's effects along the coasts of North and South Carolina.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2019 at 3:35 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Police in Raleigh say they're investigating the actions of officers who handcuffed a black man in his boxer shorts after his burglar alarm was accidentally tripped.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2019 at 11:43 AM EDT
Wilmington police said the gator was spotted near McRae Street and Cornelius Harnett Drive just under the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway overpass.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2019 at 4:19 PM EDT
North Carolina's top environmental agency is accepting public comments about the regulation of a chemical pesticide used in log fumigation through the end of August.