Thanksgiving is a fun holiday but it can also be stressful for those who protect and serve. WNCT's Caitlin Richards spent some time with one of the Greenville Fire/Rescue teams to find out how they celebrate and serve on the holiday.

WNCT.com is starting a new feature where we spotlight area pets in Eastern North Carolina in need of a good home. In this video, we spotlight Smiley.

Greenville Police Department released data on crime in the city, what those numbers look like and a plan of action to work on decreasing crime numbers in the community.

The Kinston Police Department is raising money for military veterans through a unique patch program.

East Carolina University Honors College students showed their appreciation for the community through volunteering. On Monday, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina hosted a service event.

The N.C. State Highway Patrol is looking for the suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 96-year-old woman on Friday. Claire Curry has more on this.

The Sneads Ferry Community Council is collecting donations for deployed service members.

Residents and officials in Surf City were going to come together on Monday to see the finished product from a new mural made recently.

Relations between the United States and China were already tense before the Chinese balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. Erin Jenkins has more on this.

The Craven County Sheriff's Office is revamping its Crime Stoppers unit.

District Attorney Ernie Lee said in a Monday press conference that the death of a woman on Thanksgiving Day in a shooting by an Onslow County deputy was justified. Cheyenne Pagan has more on this.

District Attorney Ernie Lee said in a Monday press conference that the death of a woman on Thanksgiving Day in a shooting by an Onslow County deputy was justified.

Sandra Whaley created a gofundme for her late daughter named the Courtney Whaley Memorial Scholarship for Nurses.