MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) -- Saturday is the opening day for the 18th Season of the Manteo Downtown Market. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in George Washington Creef Park, vendors will be out with food, produce and businesses. Harbor Towns Cruises are expected to join later to share information regarding their project, followed by a ribbon-cutting. Check with WAVY.com for more updates ..read more

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) -- Cape Hatteras Secondary School's DECA Club celebrated as three of their marketing students placed in the top 20 worldwide in the Community Giving category at a conference in California. Kristin Bennett, Ann Lord and Emma Riggs presented a project to support children in the foster care system at the April 28 international competition. The project was very close to home for one of the girls as Lord herself experienced what it was like to be in the foster care system. The three competed against over 23,000 students at the DECA International Career Development Conference ..read more

(WGHP) -- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Plant Industry Division is asking North Carolinians to be on the lookout for the early-stage nests of yellow-legged hornets. The invasive hornet species has not been found in North Carolina, but it has been found in Georgia and the southernmost point of South Carolina in 2023 and 2024. Here are the most dangerous bees, wasps, hornets to look out for in North Carolina and what to do if you get stung “The yellow-legged hornet is no more harmful to humans than other hornets, but it can have a devastating impact on both managed and ..read more

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- Greenville police arrested a woman and charged her with assault after officials said she stabbed her sister with a potato peeler. Kristen Hunter, public information officer with the Greenville Police Department, told WNCT's Courtney Cortright that Jocelun Sherrod was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with a minor present. According to information from the Pitt County Detention Center, she was being held there under a $10,000 secured bond. Police were called to a home on Marin Way on Wednesday for a report of an assault. She is accused of cutting ..read more

CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) -- The Department of Social Services in Currituck County is hosting a job fair on Thursday, May 16. The event runs from 4-7 p.m. at the Social Services Office located in the Governmental Center Complex at 2793 Caratoke Highway. The department is recruiting for social workers, income maintenance caseworkers, income maintenance supervisors and front desk positions. The full-time positions include benefits such as health insurance and 401K contribution. Applicants should complete PD107 employment application found here prior to attending the job fair and email the co ..read more

MANNS HARBOR, N.C. (WAVY) -- As an estimated six month preservation project begins, the William B. Umstead, also known as Old Manns Harbor, Bridge is expected to close on June 3. During the $33 million bridge preservation project, all 313 concrete spans are being repaired as well as 170 expansion joints. Given the extent of the project, the whole bridge will be closed. It is expected to reopen in late fall or early winter. In the meantime, drivers traveling between Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island can use the Virginia Dare Bridge as an alternate route. The bridge project is not expected to impa ..read more

PASQUOTANK, N.C. (WAVY) - Over 180 grams of fentanyl were seized by the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office on Sunday during a vehicle stop on Highway 17. Al Esteban Ortiz (Courtesy: Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office) According to officials, deputies initiated a vehicle stop on Highway 17 North in reference to a 2024 Hyundai Tuscon that was seen speeding. Before the vehicle came to a stop, one deputy noticed the driver, 47-year-old Al Esteban Ortiz, throw an object out of the window. During the stop, Omar, a K9 with Currituck County, alerted deputies to the presence of narcotics in the Tuscon ..read more

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) - The Coast Guard assisted Nags Head Fire Rescue in the rescue of a 70-year-old man Monday evening. According to a release from the United States Coast Guard, watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a notification from family members of the man, stating that he was overdue from getting underway on an inflatable sailing vessel. An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast was issued, directing the launch of a Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet 27-foot Shallow-Water Response Craft, a Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City NH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and loc ..read more

GATES COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — A Gates County home appeared to sustain significant damage as the result of a fire Wednesday afternoon. (Photo - Suffolk Fire & Rescue)(Photo - Suffolk Fire & Rescue)(Photo - Suffolk Fire & Rescue)(Photo - Suffolk Fire & Rescue) Multiple crews, including those from Gates County and Suffolk, fought the fire, which took place at a home in the 300 block of Drum Hill Road in Coropeake. Crews responded to the fire just before 4 p.m., and it was placed under control at 5:56 p.m. There was no immediate word on whether anyone was injured in the fire ..read more

CHERRY POINT, N.C (WNCT) -- This Saturday and Sunday, the Cherry Point Air Show will take off in front of crowds from all over North Carolina. The Blue Angels will be the featured performers along with other civilian and military performances. But before the biggest air show in Eastern North Carolina takes flight, it’s all up to the crew who gets early preps in order. Christopher Demars, the deputy director for operations and lead planner, says the work starts well before the year starts.  “Our staff, has been at work for this for well over a year now,” he said. “We put in our applic ..read more