The City of New Bern has approved a burn permit for ground clearing tied to the NCDOT Highway 43 Connector Project; the Nature Conservancy has kicked off its annual controlled burn season in North Carolina.

Work will take place daily, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Investigators said Morgan Hemby failed to properly care for her husband's two Pit Bulls and an American Bulldog, leaving them in cages behind her home.

The settlement stems from a payment mix-up tied to renovations at the Lenoir County Administrative Building, when more than $1.3 million was inadvertently wired to a fraudulent account due to a spoofed email.

The state earned its top spot based on factors like workforce credentials, education levels, and labor productivity.

Hospital officials said the honor highlights ECU Health’s outstanding care for patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- an advanced therapy for heart and lung failure.

Construction, led by Trader Construction, started last July and should wrap up in about 400 days—with everything finished by late fall 2026.

Officials with Carteret Health Care in Morehead City said 26.2% of 210 patients tested last week were positive for flu.

A status conference for the Camp Lejeune Justice Act cases is scheduled for Friday at the Alton Lennon Federal Building and Courthouse in Wilmington before Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones Jr.; it starts at 11 a.m.

There has been a spate of parricide cases in eastern North Carolina in recent months.

A woman reported Joseph Dominick exposed himself in her backyard. He was arrested and released on bond, but just two days later, the woman reported seeing Dominick again exposing himself—and engaging in a sexual act—in his window.

Officials with Morehead City Government said the pier is expected to remain closed for about 30 days while maintenance work is completed.