Newport News

Lenoir County Short term forecast at 7:26 a.m.: THROUGH 815 AM...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN A BAND FROM NEWPORT AND MOREHEAD CITY NORTHWEST TO GREENVILLE.

The nor'easter that pounded the coast overnight also brought rain and high winds to the Triangle, with water ponding in some roads but no reports of major damage.

A powerful low-pressure system blew in high winds that pushed inland Wednesday through this morning, causing waterfront flooding, power outages and high surf.

A low-pressure system off the Southeast coast chugged toward landfall Thursday, but forecasters said the storm wasn't expected to do more onshore than blow down some limbs and bring patchy rain.

A powerful storm made its presence known Wednesday in Carteret County, but the high winds and sound flooding expected to continue into today wasn't expected to mark the county with major damage.

Forecasters posted gale warnings for the Southeast coast because of a storm system threatening to bring stiff winds and heavy seas later this week.

Fall ushers in colorful leaves and cooler weather. But for workers at the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter in Newport, it also ushers in baby squirrels that fall from their nests.

When Malcolm Condie of Newport went king mackerel fishing Wednesday, he was hoping to catch dinner.

A U.S. district judge sentenced a Newport, N.C., man 60 months probation Tuesday and the court imposed restitution in the amount of $45,292.78 for a false distress call that resulted in search and rescue ...

Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson plays piano at the Newport-Belgrade Jazz Festival in the former Yugoslavia in 1973, wearing a checkered suit and a smile on his face.

Eric Richard Noble, 45, formerly of Newport, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 30 years in jail after pleading guilty to the 2005 killing of Dawn Arlene Cowart, a Newport resident who was 42 at the time of ...

Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England ...

All quiet on the Carteret front was the resounding conclusion Saturday morning across the county as residents stepped from their homes to find little, if any, damage from Tropical Storm Hanna.

Rita Annette Searles, 79, died Wednesday, August 28, 2008, at her home. Funeral has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Woodbridge Funeral Home chapel, 908 Lake Road, Havelock.

The National Hurricane Center is predicting Tropical Storm Hanna to reach North Carolina sometime this week, but very little is certain about its strength or intended path at this point.

A Havelock woman will be one of three Carteret Community College chef graduates to work for a month in France attending culinary schools.

JACKSONVILLE Golden Age Club meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 2 at the Jacksonville Commons Senior Center.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Fay hung over North Carolina's Outer Banks as the system that dumped torrential rain across the state finally moved out to sea.

Carteret County authorities have arrested three Newport residents accused of operating a methamphetamine lab at their residence.

Eric Lindblade, the town's youngest elected councilman, resigned Friday, effective that day.