New Bern News

After nearly two years of sitting idle because of damaged from Hurricane Irene, the largest beachfront hotel on the Crystal Coast is open again for business.

A bear was spotted this morning in a Trent Woods backyard. The bear was spotted by a resident at about 7 a.m. on Wedgewood Drive in the Country Club Hills neighborhood.

Rep. Michael Speciale, a New Bern Republican, does not look as protesters, police, journalists and legal observers file past him on the second floor of the North Carolina State Legislative Building on Monday, June 17, 2013, prior to an act of civil disobedience opposing the Republican legislature's agenda.

New Bern Police tell WITN they first got the call of a reported black bear sighting near Union Point Park around 10:05 p.m. on Monday night.

Wayne County was established by an act of the North Carolina Legislature in 1779, during the American Revolution, and was named for the Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne of Chester, Pennsylvania.

Police said eye witnesses likely saved a dog's life this weekend after seeing a man toss the puppy over a bridge.

Area Realtors who are concerned about the effects that North Carolina's proposed tax reform might have on buying, selling and owning houses are hoping to get answers during a meeting Monday with state Sen. Norman Sanderson.

After 14 years at a number of venues, the annual mixture of plays and workshops will not return in 2013.

Downtown New Bern will be alive with music Saturday night with the second annual "Meet Us At the Point - Bern Beach Blast" concert at Union Point Park.

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: June 16th, 1903, 110 years ago today .

Jody and Tiffany Morris of New Bern announce the birth of a daughter, Reagan Julia Morris, on June 6, 2013, at CarolinaEast Medical Center.

That was the observation of Ret. Maj. Gen. Tom Braaten before several hundred spectators at Union Point Park Saturday morning for the Elks-sponsored Flag Day ceremony.

Brian and Joanie Walsh of New Bern and Sandra Mallard of Pollocksville announce the engagement of their daughter, Jackie P. Mallard to Jeffrey Thomas Jr., both of Pollocksville.

The City of New Bern had tried unsuccessfully to redevelop the remaining 12.5 acre urban renewal vacant parcel on the Trent waterfront for 13 years.

The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a prescribed burn this weekend on up to 1,000 acres in the Croatan National Forest along North Carolina's coast.

Jones County Sheriff's deputies arrested a former New Bern High School teacher Friday evening on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor as the result of a May 9 incident at his home, according to Capt.

New Bern aldermen approved a plan Tuesday to make sure costs are reasonably allocated between utility funds and the general fund for administrative expenses and shared services.

Two local businesses and the Craven County Jaycees will host Emergency Responder Appreciation Day on Saturday at the Craven County Fairgrounds on U.S. 70 East.

Authorities arrested a Craven County mother who allegedly dropped off and left her 1- and 2-year-old children at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern.

Friday is Flag Day, the official national day of honor for the Stars and Stripes since 1949, although the roots of Flag Day date to a Wisconsin school house in 1885.