Using advanced sonar imaging and historical records, the dive team successfully mapped the submerged Grantham's wreck site to uncover new clues about Eastern North Carolina’s maritime past.

Nearly 30 gallons of diesel fuel spilled during a delivery to the Morehead Gulf Docks. First responders confirm some of the fuel washed into the city's storm drains and the surrounding harbor waters.

United States Senator Ted Budd is throwing his full support behind a U.S. Navy proposal to home-base its new fleet of E-130-J Phoenix Two aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Organizers say the project is designed to teach visitors exactly how local wetlands act as a natural shield—filtering water, boosting local fisheries, and protecting down-east communities from severe storm flooding.

State Representative Keith Kidwell requested the audit earlier this year to address local rumors and track over $33 million in state infrastructure grants.

Hundreds of military veterans and their families were on Capitol Hill this week, demanding an end to what they call a cruel government bottleneck. They are pushing for the passage of the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, a bipartisan bill meant to bypass bureaucratic delays. Four years after Congress passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, the initial historic law to compensate those poisoned by toxic base water, fewer than one percent of the more than 400,000 claims have been resolved.

If approved, $25 million will combine with state funds to reopen Martin General as an outpatient emergency hub under a new federal designation. The remaining $150 million would build a critical new inpatient bed tower at nearby ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.

In a brief filed this week in a North Carolina federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that plaintiffs are trying to bypass statutory mechanisms designed to prevent "double-dipping" on disability benefits and court awards. Meanwhile, hundreds of military veterans and family members harmed by the toxic water prepare to gather on the U.S. Capitol lawn for a two-day demonstration that begins on Wednesday.

“What I find to be very heartbreaking in this day and time is that over the past three weeks, my staff has arrested four teenagers for violent crimes, shooting into residences and shooting other people, and even murder,” said Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin. “That's heartbreaking. And there's got to be a solution to this problem.”

Most people look at a nineteen-foot strip of fiberglass and wood and see a weekend hobby. Josh Kali saw the world.

The two-day demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and Thursday, is intended to pressure lawmakers to pass reform legislation that would bypass a massive government bottleneck currently stalling more than 400,000 cases.

Experts will teach farmers how to craft a professional profile, share their unique stories, and network directly with wholesale buyers. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says the goal is to give agribusinesses practical strategies to increase their visibility and grow the state's top industry.