Beaufort County News

Strong storms blew through parts of eastern Carolina Friday and one Beaufort County woman says she's lucky to be alive.

Four people were taken to the hospital after a phosphoric acid leak at PCS Phosphate in Beaufort County this morning.

That's how much the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office says a woman stole from a local business.

PCS Phosphate in Aurora has signed a permit that could allow the company to continue mining in Eastern North Carolina, but officials said Tuesday that they are still waiting for additional regulatory approval before moving forward with that work.

Four people are charged with selling drugs after lawmen got complaints employees were selling marijuana while working at Mayflower in Washington.

Minutes ago, PCS Phosphate announced that the Army Corps of Engineers has accepted and signed with PCS the 404 wetlands permit and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not use its veto authority.

Several cases of rabies within the last month and half in Beaufort County have prompted Animal Control to alert people with pets.

Hey, read the rules! The 2009 Washington Summer Festival is underway. The 26th annual festival is organized by the Washington Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce.

Art has the power to unite people, to make the world in which we live feel far less lonely and to provide solace to those who have lost their way.

Beginning Tuesday, July 7, travelers planning to take the Swan Quarter to Ocracoke ferry should allow an extra 10 minutes in travel time to reach the ferry terminal in Swan Quarter due to a bridge maintenance project on U.S. 264.

More than 54,000 dead fish have been found in Blounts Creek in eastern North Carolina.

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Authorities say they are trying to figure out what killed a man whose body was found in woods near a mobile home park.

WITN News has confirmed a body was found in Beaufort County. It is believed to be the body of a man missing since May 30, but there is no official identification yet.

An early morning accident involving an off-duty police officer has killed a community college employee in Lenoir County.

Hey, read the rules! Repairs on the substructure of a bridge is forcing some motorists to take a 9.5 mile long detour for the rest of the week.

Hey, read the rules! A birthday and a big announcement in one eastern city Wednesday.

Hey, read the rules! Beaufort County Sheriff deputies have made an arrest in a breaking and entering case that happened in Chocowinty in late April.

One hundred students from our state will take part in summer internships with state agencies, according to Governor Beverly Perdue's office.

A routine check on people sleeping in a car in a city park turned out to be anything but routine for a Wilmington police officer.