CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — On March 17, 2026, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of a male, identifying himself as a Craven County Deputy, calling citizens reporting they had warrants and needed to pay a fine to avoid arrest. An investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office identified Jakeen Maurice Thomas, 34, of…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers early Sunday, authorities said as a self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the post in…

GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Farmer and the Dail is a Southern bakery in Snow Hill that offers a wide range of scratch-made cakes, pies, biscuit bombs, and grits. Saturday May 9th, many vendors were spotted selling items at the location from boutiques to other food sites, it was definitely the place to be. One…

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Greenville faces a busy next couple of days: ECU grads are getting diplomas, Pirate baseball has a series against Rice, softball is hosting the American Conference tournament, and Mother’s Day approaches. All of which brings an impact to local businesses. Local restaurants, bars, shops and hotels have been preparing for…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina high school baseball and softball playoffs got underway. with many schools in the east trying to keep their season and championship aspirations alive. In baseball, South Lenoir won in five innings over NCSSM Durham 10-0 and they will face 8-seed Greene Central in the 3A Bracket on May 8.…

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Craven County Schools hosted their 12th annual Red Carpet event, which also fell on National Teacher Appreciation Day, as the school district honored many of their staff members. The school system announced several awards, including Teacher of the year, Volunteer of the Year, and Assistant Principal of the Year. Lea…

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Peletah Ministries in New Bern celebrated over 50 graduates from its Peletah Resiliency Collaborative Cohort Graduation on May 3. The 10-month course is full of people who are trailblazers in several local communities here in the east who now have new tools from disaster preparedness to digital literacy, something Congressman…

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — A research team at North Carolina State University and North Carolina Sea Grant has been tracking litter as it makes its way down the Neuse River as part of an effort to better understand how microplastics enter the ocean. The project follows trash embedded with GPS trackers, giving a closer look…

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — For the second year in a row, the North Carolina Teacher of the year comes from the east, as Swansboro High School history teacher Cason Justice was awarded the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. As Justice enters his classroom everyday, he’s reminded of his love…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Almost $7,000 in products have been acquired by some ECU students at the College of Business thanks to the “Purple Paperclip Challenge”. No students ended with a house, however some, like Ayden Shidal, have traded for some cool products. “We ended up trading a paperclip up for a utility trailer and…