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The closed Beaufort County jail will be the subject of a special meeting next week involving the city of Washington and the Beaufort County Commissioners.

More than 60 suspect drug dealers are behind bars after a multi-agency drug bust in Martin and Washington Counties.

National Spinning Co. Inc., Washington, N.C., has acquired Lincolnton, N.C.-based Carolina Nonwovens Corp., a manufacturer of airlaid and thermobonded products for automotive, bedding, foam replacement, furniture, geotextile and insulation applications.

Now that the dust has settled, it's time we take a look what Tropical Storm Andrea brought to Eastern Carolina and how we fared.

Rainy and windy conditions from Tropical Storm Andrea are impacting events for the 30th anniversary celebration of the Washington Summer Festival this weekend along Stewart Parkway in Washington.

A power failure at a county jail prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Andrea forced the relocation of inmates overnight.

In Virginia, Busch Gardens Williamsburg landscapers have repeatedly won the annual "most beautiful park" award -- 22 times to be exact -- from the National Amusement Park Historical Association.

North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis says he'll enter the U.S. Senate race to challenge Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan next year.

Catara Topping of Washington was stopped by police in Belhaven when they noticed he was driving without headlights on.

Everyone at WITN is gearing up for a big move to a brand new, state-of-the-art studio in Greenville, but we want you to know we are still keeping a presence in Washington as we move out of our Chocowinity studio where we began broadcasting in 1955.

We had flooding in several spots across eastern carolina Wednesday night, and it proved to be a pretty big obstacle for some drivers.

They've served their country well. Getting parked in a nondescript dirt lot sure doesn't seem like much of a final resting place.