RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted the statewide burn ban for 81 counties effective May 3. The ban on open burning has been in effect since March 28 due to periods of dry and hazardous forest conditions. “The recent rainfall has provided some relief and has moderated fire danger enough…

MCAS CHERRY POINT, N.C. (WNCT) — Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point cut the ribbon on their new Department of Defense STARBASE Program today. The STARBASE program is an initiative to educate 5th-grade students through hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. “We want them when they go to middle school and high school to be…

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Kinston’s BBQ Fest on the Neuse is taking place this weekend in Lenoir County. Over 100 cookers are set to compete, with organizers saying the event will continue, rain or shine. “It’s the largest whole hog cook in the world, and there’s nothing like it,” said Andy Harrison. A full-time mechanic…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — District 3 congressman Greg Murphy is in Greenville today to tour Nipro’s new North American headquarters. The 550,000 sq ft facility means more than 200 new jobs over the next five years, and Nipro’s success means more success for the region. “You have one company do well, and all of a…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Thousands of teachers, staff, parents, students and education advocates from across North Carolina gathered in downtown Raleigh on Friday, rallying for increased funding for public schools. The “Kids Over Corporations Rally,” organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators, started up at 10 a.m. with speeches outside Halifax Mall before participants…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors released a video Thursday showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempt to kill President Donald Trump. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, posted the video on social media amid questions over whose bullet…

NASH COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A 10-year-old student at Hubbard Elementary School in Nash County discovered a loaded handgun in his bookbag on a school bus. According to a press release, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Nash County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer for Hubbard Elementary School was notified of a possible firearm on…

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Morehead City Council appointed Nathan Chambers to fill their vacant seat during a special meeting Tuesday. Chambers currently is the chairman of the city’s planning board and on the Carteret County Board of Education, which he will have to resign from to become councilman. “I love Morehead City. It’s a…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Next week, 76-year-old Erma Battle-Mills will walk across the stage at Edgecombe Community College to receive her high school diploma. It’s a dream she’s had for more than 60 years. At age 15, she dropped out of school when she got pregnant, and since then, life hasn’t been easy. She has…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections said they identified approximately 34,000 deceased individuals on the state’s voter rolls following a comprehensive data comparison with the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement database. The State Board said they submitted 7,397,734 voter records on April 17 to the SAVE system as part…