A bus full of civil rights activists, foundation leaders and scholars pulled into Washington Thursday morning to kick off the first leg of a state-wide tour focusing on poverty.
Officials are investigating the death of an inmate found hanging in his cell at one of North Carolina's highest security prisons, at Maury Correctional in Greene County.
Ocracoke girls basketball player Echo Bennink leads the Dolphins in scoring at more than 20 points per game and during her senior season Ocracoke is enjoying one of its best starts in years.
The head of a trade association managing an electric power agency serving eastern North Carolina says selling shares in power plants the agency owns is still being considered if it means getting rid of debt towns and cities must repay.
A public hearing is scheduled Tuesday about increasing the sales tax in Hyde County by a quarter-cent. Officials say citizens are asking for the increase.