PRE NewsRoom

New Bern, NC (2009-11-02) Non-profit Eastern North Carolina Paranormal, based in Greenville, researches and investigates paranormal phenomenon using scientific methods and equipment. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh talks with investigators about their personal experiances.

New landfill regulations ban plastic bottles

New Bern, NC (2009-10-23) New state landfill regulations that went into effect October 1 ban new items from landfills, including plastic containers such as milk jugs and soda bottles.

Lionfish Roundup- PART 1

New Bern, NC (2009-10-12) Reporter Jared Brumbaugh travel 42 miles off the North Carolina coast with a team of divers for a lionfish roundup. Researchers are trying to gauge the impact of this tropical fish on eastern North Carolina. This is part one of a two part series.

Lionfish Roundup-PART 2

New Bern, NC (2009-10-12) We travel 42 miles off the coast in search of lionfish. Researchers are trying to gauge the impact of this tropical fish on eastern North Carolina. This is part two in a two part series.

Three Sites in ENC Test Positive For Mercury

New Bern, NC (2009-09-28) According to a study released in late August by the U.S. Geological Survey, mercury was detected in all fish sampled from 291 streams across the country. Of the three sites that were tested in eastern North Carolina, all had higher than normal levels of mercury. Jared Brumbaugh has more.

Four Day Work Week in Wayne County Government Proves Success

New Bern, NC (2009-09-23) In August 2008 Wayne County government went to a 4-day, 10-hour-a-day work week for the bulk of its employees. A look at the results.

Estimates for Fish Kill in Neuse River at 50 Million

New Bern (2009-09-21) The latest on a fish kill that wiped out 50 million menhaden in the Neuse River. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh has more>>>

Oyster Reef Restoration project in Pamlico Sound underway

New Bern, NC (2009-09-21) A five-million dollar grant from NOAA to the N-C Coastal Federation is giving oyster reef restoration projects in the Pamlico Sound a jump-start.

New Study Looks at Feasibility of Wind Farms of NC Coast

New Bern, NC (2009-08-31) Researchers have spent the last year gathering information on the feasibility of locating wind turbines off the coast of North Carolina. Last week, they reported their findings to the State Resources Commission. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh speaks with Pete Peterson, a professor at UNC's Marine Science Institute in Morehead City.

New Study Looks at Feasibility of Wind Farms of NC Coast

New Bern, NC (2009-08-31) Researchers have spent the last year gathering information on the feasibility of locating wind turbines off the coast of North Carolina. Last week, they reported their findings to the State Resources Commission. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh speaks with Pete Peterson, a professor at UNC's Marine Science Institute in Morehead City.

A Landfill in ENC Coverts Methane Into Electricity

New Bern, NC (2009-08-31) The saying "one mans trash is another mans treasure" is true of a Solid Waste Management facility in Craven County, where they are converting methane gas from landfills into electricity to power homes. Jared Brumbaugh has more>>>>