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ALERT: Intense heat targeting next week

Trump says Iran will face more military strikes unless it makes peace

President Donald Trump warns Tehran against retaliation against the United States, saying Iran has a choice between 'peace or tragedy.'
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon arriving at the White House, Saturday,...

National Politics

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday,...
US inserts itself into Israel’s war with Iran, striking 3 Iranian nuclear sites

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Congressman Greg Murphy & Congressman Don Davis
North Carolina lawmakers respond to U.S. strikes on Iran

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Greenville Juneteenth Celebration.
Greenville Juneteenth celebration kicks off Summer

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More Heat Mon-Wed

Intense heat targeting next week

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Zach Holder, Dustin Staples and Jim Howard
Heat wave to kick off the summer season

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Wayne Hardee Law Firm generously gave away free gas to the first 100 people at Royal Farms in...

Greenville law firms give away free gas to the community

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
Wayne Hardee Law Firm generously gave away free gas to the first 100 people at Royal Farms in Greenville.

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Greenville Fire/Rescue helps two animals

Greenville Fire/Rescue help out some “wild” community members

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Chris Cooke
They say in the post that crew members near Station 7 helped the turtle get across the street, and also helped the goose out of its predicament.

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New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The measure is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state.

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Goldsboro police find missing teen

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By WITN Web Team
They say Jomarion Davis-Artis is black, 5′9, and weighs around 135 lbs.

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Russell James-WITN

Russell’s First Alert Forecast: Intense heat arrives next week

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Russell James
Near record high temperatures possible
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North Carolina lawmakers respond to U.S. strikes on Iran
North Carolina lawmakers respond to U.S. strikes on Iran

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New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

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Greenville Juneteenth celebration kicks off Summer
Greenville Juneteenth celebration kicks off Summer

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Greenville law firms give away free gas to the community
Greenville law firms give away free gas to the community

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The ongoing fighting comes after talks in Geneva on Friday failed to produce a diplomatic...

Houthis threaten to resume attacks on US vessels in Red Sea if US joins Israel’s war with Iran

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and DAVID RISING and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press
A local official said Israel had attacked the nuclear research facility in two waves.

National

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he meets with members of the Juventus soccer...

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press
Trump's call for a special prosecutor is part of his amped-up effort to undermine the legitimacy of Biden’s presidency.

National

Florida's attorney general wants to open a new detention facility.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Florida AG proposes immigration detention facility surrounded by alligators, snakes

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Michael Hoffman, WPTV via CNN Newsource
Florida's attorney general wants to establish an "alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Everglades to house individuals who may be living in the country illegally.

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US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Trump posted on social media on Saturday: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

National

A man from Minnesota was biking through Iran when Israel launched strikes on nuclear sites.

American cycling through Iran flees to safety after getting caught amid Israel-Iran conflict

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and GABE LEVIN Associated Press
A man from Minnesota was biking through Iran when Israel launched strikes on nuclear sites.

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Jim Howard-WITN

Jim’s First Alert Forecast: Hot & quiet for the weekend

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Jim Howard
Heat indices in the triple digits next week

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City of Washington can see taxes go up after council approves FY 25-26 budget.

City of Washington residents can see property tax increase

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM EDT
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By Charlene Richards
With Washington's City Council approving a new budget, residents can see their property taxes increase due to it's new tax rate.

National

FILE - Assault weapons and hand guns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16,...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and KIMBERLEE KRUESI and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press
Rhode Island would become the 11th state with some sort of assault weapons ban.

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Shrimping boat.

Shrimping communities speak out against bill they say threatens their livelihood

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Hyde, Tyrrell, and Onslow are just a few counties that are opposing the new additions to the bill

Local

This is the second year the STEAM RISE camp has taken place at Ridgewood Elementary School in...

J.H. Rose students hold STEM Camp at Ridgewood Elementary

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The camp is a nonprofit founded by two J.H. Rose students, Saanvi and Anya Kumar

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Sound Rivers’ water-quality intern Avalon Rosenberger collects a water sample on the...

Nine sites fail Sound Rivers weekly water-quality test

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The sites have elevated levels of fecal bacteria

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The heat index will reach the triple digits next week across Eastern North Carolina.

Emerald Isle beachgoers share how to stay safe during the summer heat

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM EDT
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By Olivia Dols
Next week the heat index will reach the triple digits.

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Virginia Stancill

Lenoir County woman held without bond on multiple drug charges

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Virginia Stancill was arrested at a home on Parker Fork Road, south of Kinston.

National

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in...

Judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The order preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided.

Regional

The plane hit a boat at NC Wake Boats near Broadway.

Two dead in Harnett County plane crash

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The plane crashed into a boat at NC Wake Boats near Broadway.

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Teen walking on Currituck County highway killed

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
Troopers say 18-year-old Shailee Bachar, of Moyock, died at the scene of the crash.

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Shrimp Trawling

Three more counties oppose shrimp trawl ban amendment to bill

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
The three counties say the shrimp trawling industry is a vital economic driver in their communities.

Forecast

Dustin Staples-WITN

Dustin’s First Alert Forecast: Relief in the humidity today with a few coastal showers late

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM EDT
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By Dustin Staples
Heat indices in the triple digits next week

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Gov. Stein announces nearly $3 million in grants to support rural community infrastructure

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
A few eastern Carolina communities will be getting upgrades to facilities thanks to grants announced by Governor Josh Stein.

National

On Juneteenth, President Donald Trump took to social media to criticize non-working holidays...

Trump says there are ‘too many non-working holidays’ on Juneteenth, claims people want to work them

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM EDT
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By Emily Van de Riet
On Juneteenth, President Donald Trump took to social media to criticize non-working holidays and claimed that people want to work them.

National

Carney met with Trump at the Group of Seven meetings in Alberta this week.

Canadian tariffs on US steel and aluminum could rise depending on trade talks, Carney says

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press and ROB GILLIES Associated Press
Carney met with Trump at the Group of Seven meetings in Alberta this week.

Crime

Tracy Grady

Kinston police seeking tips on 14th anniversary of unsolved murder

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM EDT
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By WITN Web Team
31-year-old Tracy Grady was killed on June 20th, 2011, after police say he was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Wilson Avenue.
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