Eastern North Carolina

Town leaders in Edenton, N.C unanimously agreed this week to move a Confederate monument, potentially ending a lawsuit from a coalition of groups that wanted to protect the structure.

A vehicle crashed inside a terminal at the Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, but no one was injured, officials said.

The North Carolina Coastal Federation finished its restoration of the North River Wetlands Preserve this winter. Wetland habitats play several crucial roles, including protecting water quality, preventing floods, and serving as critical territory for unique plants and animals.

If you’re driving on U.S. Highway 17, close to the line dividing Bertie and Chowan counties, a new billboard might catch your eye. It reads: “Welcome to Edenton. We Apologize for the Confederate Statue. We’re Working on It.”

Before the pandemic, the organization was able to grant 200 wishes a year, from bedroom makeovers to trips to Disney World. But the pandemic has created a backlog.

The Navy used the lighthouse during World War II and it became climbable for the public about a decade ago. The Outer Banks icon is one of the last of its kind.

The Transformational Scholarship provides $40,000 toward tuition at NC State's College of Education to students from eastern North Carolina who intend to return to that region to teach.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Newport say coastal flooding, high surf, beach erosion, and strong rip currents are possible along the coast in North Carolina. Heavy rainfall could also cause localized flooding. Stream and river flooding may become a concern as well.

Mobile health clinic gives life-changing mental health and addiction services.

The pups were born to a wolf pair in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.