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Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 1:22 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Authorities said she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
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Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 9:27 AM EDT
|By Freeman Stoddard
The U.S. Geological Survey announced that two more earthquakes were reported near Asheville, North Carolina, Thursday night.
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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
Cooper weighs in as WBTV pushes for answers on sex assaults
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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 6:56 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Earlier this year Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police raided two arcades in town for illegal gambling, seizing $95,000.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Past recipients include Always in Season director Jacqueline Olive and Wilmington on Fire director Christopher Everett.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The legislation cleared the House this spring, but has now been altered by the Senate.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:40 PM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson
The state Administrative Office of the Courts awarded Tyler Technologies a $100 million contract in 2019 for a package of software applications known as eCourts.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 9:07 AM EDT
|By Freeman Stoddard
Clemson University announced that a cow recently tested positive for atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease after it arrived at a South Carolina beef processing plant.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 1:43 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
More trains will soon be rolling through the heart of North Carolina.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 7:55 AM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson
In August 2021, an Ashe County jury found Joshua David Reber guilty of four counts of rape of a child and six counts of sex offense with a child.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Michael Praats
Attorney General Josh Stein sued a Florida-based real estate company offering cash for 40-year commitments to guarantee the company the right to list a home
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the Republican-backed bill this past weekend.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 11:47 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The report evaluated the country’s 150 most populous metropolitan areas.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 6:27 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Kayla Unbehaun was only nine when she was abducted in Illinois.
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 11:17 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The bill proposes banning abortions in most cases after the 12-week mark of pregnancies.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson
The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday, May 9.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 10:12 AM EDT
|By Katie Peralta Soloff
The store location will open in the Outer Banks.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 11:49 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Deputies responded to the apartments, located at 6110 Riverwoods Drive in Wilmington, and found an approximately 10-foot alligator near the clubhouse.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 6:27 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
It sits on the governor’s desk and Cooper has vowed to veto it.
Updated: May. 6, 2023 at 12:44 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Oxford Police said both the officer and K-9 are in stable condition.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 9:07 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Courtney Bunting
The two were taken to ECU Health Medical Center to be checked for injuries.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 7:02 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
The bill would limit access to abortion to the 12-week mark in most pregnancies.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 2:50 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Alder Marin-Sotelo was being held in a Farmville, Virginia jail on several charges, including the murder of a Wake Co. deputy.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 11:30 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The bill passed the day after it was introduced.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
New N.C. law would ban abortions after 12 weeks with exceptions
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 4:41 AM EDT
|By Cam Gaskins
The NCHSAA is expected to vote on a proposal Wednesday, May 3 that would allow high school athletes across the state to profit off of their name, image, and likeness.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 11:28 AM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson
The charges stemmed from a May 2018 home invasion in Dallas.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 9:29 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
A suspect is in custody after a North Carolina college student was hit and killed by a vehicle in Myrtle Beach early Sunday.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:39 AM EDT
|By Nick Ochsner
WBTV Investigates: N.C. officials says staffing shortage leading to delayed inspections
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:14 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
It was last August that police believe Alder Marin-Sotelo and his brother Arturo killed Wake County Sheriff’s Deputy Ned Byrd.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 2:30 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Winston, an at-large councilmember, is running for N.C. Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 1:03 PM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
Authorities arrested 37-year-old Edward Williams last week in Charlotte in connection to the shooting.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Whitney Clegg
Interstate Compact is blocking kids from living with their parents.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Smoke from the Croatan National Forest fire was seen in many parts of Eastern Carolina on Friday.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Fellow Republican Dale Folwell has also declared his candidacy.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 7:05 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Multiple stores paid fines for price scanning errors in 22 counties in the Charlotte area.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Responders saw that the alligator was concealing itself under the display chairs where customers entered and exited the business.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 1:08 PM EDT
|By Anisa Snipes
"...we are thankful for the privilege to have worked with him."
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 3:57 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
Cape Hatteras Island is holding an event today revealing interesting facts about the lighthouse’s role in a unique historical event.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at a home at 112 North Leslie Street in Goldsboro.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 7:37 PM EDT
|By Dave Jordan
Details about what led up to the shooting have not been released at this time
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 6:53 AM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Funds from this and other events have gone back into restoring and maintaining the park for future generations.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 12:18 PM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson
In 2019, a Mecklenburg County jury found Rayquan Borum guilty of second-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Justin Carr.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 6:40 PM EDT
|By Mara McJilton
“I was happy,” Jyquavion said excitedly.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 1:36 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Security camera footage shows a man rip off a Jimmy John’s employee’s shirt off during a fight on Wednesday, April 5.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 7:52 PM EDT
|By Mara McJilton
A few weeks ago, these men and women did a similar technical rescue training exercise, so their skills were up to par.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By Sumner Moorer
A spokesperson for the Biltmore Estate confirms an employee was killed after a tree fell during a high wind gust Saturday.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 6:38 AM EDT
|By Mary Calkins and Brad Dickerson
Both of the bills have dozens of Republican sponsors.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 12:25 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 of the Anson Correctional Institution at (704) 695-1013.