Newport News

A convicted sex offender is back in jail after failing to change his address, authorities say.

With below freezing temperatures hitting the area overnight and expected to continue through Wednesday, the elderly population is advised to take extra care over the next few days.

Bryan Sibley woke up the morning of Christmas Eve, 1989, with one thought. "I remember the first thing I thought was 'I ain't going nowhere,' " he said.

Tina Willis Rodriguez of Newport was recently selected to serve on the Governance Committee of North Carolina Women United.

Two more horses have died in Carteret County from Eastern Equine Encephalitis. This now brings to three EEE deaths in the county since October, and all of the animals have been in the Newport area.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on 2 counts of indecent liberties with a child in Carteret County.

Break out the winter coats and prepare to bundle up - cold weather is coming. A cold front moved into the area Tuesday night resulting in the build up of high pressure that is expected to continue through Friday, said Robert Frederick, duty forecaster with the National Weather Service in Newport.

Two more horses have died in Carteret County due to infections of Eastern Equine Encephalitis , according to the county health department.

Although the National Weather Service issued a flood warning Thursday morning for the Neuse River as it reached its flood stage level, local emergency officials said the river should be much higher before there is a serious risk of flooding.

Heavy rain has caused ditches to overflow on North Shepard Street near the intersection of Brown Boulevard, causing the city to close that section of road behind the Food Lion.

There's still time to join the line up for this weekend's Christmas parade in Newport.

Updated at 5:11 p.m. Onslow and Carteret Counties will still be under several weather advisories Thursday morning.

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All's quiet on the east coast as the 2009 hurricane season comes to an official close Monday.

MILL CREEK The wife of a Camp Lejeune Marine died Monday in a one-car wreck near their home in Carteret County.

Morehead City, NC In her first visit to a North Carolina Port as Governor, Gov. Bev Perdue saw first-hand how North Carolina Ports keep North Carolina working.

Liane F. Thompson, 45, of Morehead City, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City.

An elderly Newport has admitted to possessing child pornography, found after he took his PC in for repair.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida deposited nearly 10 inches of rain in some parts of Onslow County last week, and environmental officials and workers warn that contact with floodwater still can pose a health threat.

A Newport man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. George William Moore, 74, of Newport, pled guilty before United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, to possession of child pornography in federal court today, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office press release.