Newport News

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores recently honored several volunteers for outstanding contributions to the aquarium's education and conservation mission.

The mother of a 12 year old is in jail without bond after deputies say she rammed her husband's vehicle in a school parking lot in Carteret County.

John Nesi Jr., 47, is facing multiple charges in connection with a shooting incident Sunday night.

A Carteret County man is accused of firing multiple shots at a passing vehicle and two neighboring homes Sunday night.

Kathleen Arthur Barkley died January 24, 2012, in Statesville, N.C. Mrs. Barkley was born in La Grange, NC on September 26, 1907.

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores recently honored several volunteers for outstanding contributions to the aquarium's education and conservation mission.

Margaret Blackwell can check off another item on her list of lifelong goals. The 74-year-old mother of three, grandmother of 12, and great-grandmother of eight recently earned her GED from Carteret Community College in Morehead City.

Christina Peck of Havelock holds her daughter, Liliana, up to get a drink of water during a day of play Monday at Havelock City Park.

Derien Alexander Medders, 17, Jaleel William Anthony Evans, 19, and Forrest Alden Mercer, 17, all of Newport, were charged Monday by the Newport Police Department with five counts of felony break and enter a motor vehicle and 3 counts each of misdemeanor larceny from motor vehicle and misdemeanor possession of stolen property.

A Carteret County man was arrested Monday after turning himself into authorities.

With two homes nearing completion and planning for three others underway, now is a good time to get involved in efforts to build affordable housing for low-income families in Carteret and Onslow counties.

Motorists drive off the ferry Tuesday morning at the Minnesott Beach dock. The N.C. Ferry Division is proposing a $4 or $7 charge for drivers who use the Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach route.

Eugene A. Bowen, 81, of Newport, and formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Friday, Jan.

Here's another example of the continued differences in gas prices between Craven County and Carteret.

New Havelock Commissioner Karen Lewis takes the oath of office from Havelock Mayor Jimmy Sanders, left, as her husband, George Lewis, stands behind her and her pastor, Ken Bartholemew, of Community Baptist Church in Newport, holds the Bible at the Havelock Board of Commissioners meeting on Dec.