The U.S. Coast Guard is close to announcing the award of a new contract for maintenance and overhaul work on its C-130 aircraft at Base Elizabeth City, a Coast Guard official says.

Capt. Randy Hartnett said in a statement last week that the Aviation Logistics Center, the base command in charge of…

CURRITUCK — The Cur­rituck man whose body was found at his Coin­jock home last week died from mul­ti­ple stab wounds, pos­si­bly in­flicted by a knife.

An au­topsy per­formed by the Med­i­cal Ex­am­iner’s Of­fice in Greenville last…

Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker declined to break a deadlocked council vote Monday night on limiting the number of chickens a city resident can raise.

In a 4-4 vote, councilors failed to pass an ordinance limiting residents to no more than eight chickens on a single piece of property. The…

CAMDEN — Fire destroyed a residence on Mercer Drive Sunday evening, leaving a Camden County family without a home.

No injuries were reported, but two family pets were lost in the fire at 121 Mercer Drive, according to a fire official’s report.

Firefighters were dispatched to the…

Pasquotank County and Elizabeth City are getting a new plan and a new website for economic development for free.

Two motorists hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Camden Sunday evening did not appear to suffer life-threatening injuries, according to the investigating N.C. Highway Patrol officer.

Severe winds across the area caused a number of power outages Sunday night and into Monday.

Dominion NC Power reported 16 customers were still without power on the Currituck Outer Banks as of early Monday afternoon, and crews were working to restore power.

The storm brought sustained winds of 40…