The Wake County Sheriff's Office said 33-year-old Misty Michelle Mullins was shot after breaking into a second home around midday Friday.

North Carolina reserve quarterback Marquise Williams is back in school for summer classes.

A nuclear power plant which is 20 miles south of Raleigh has been shut down after a crack and corrosion was found in the reactor vessel.

The trio of Reilly Hovis, Chris McCue and Chris Munnelly combined on the second one-hitter of the year Tuesday night as No. 2 North Carolina downed Appalachian State, 2-0.

ECU says it is investigating the discovery of a video possibly recorded in a campus locker room by a man already convicted of doing the same thing in Wake County.

10 honorees will be enshrined at the second Induction Ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum on November 22 and honored at halftime of the NC State-East Carolina football game the next day.

Legislation meant to clarify when and how student-led prayers are allowed in public schools has passed the North Carolina Senate.

The autopsy shows that emergency responders found a can of aerosol computer cleaning spray in the student's bed and several empty cans in the room.

No. 5 NC State baseball built a 6-0 lead through three innings before dropping UNC Wilmington 7-2 on Tuesday night at Doak Field at Dail Park.

No. 1 North Carolina used a four-run first inning to run out to a 7-0 lead after five innings before holding on for a 9-5 win over James Madison (20-24) Tuesday at Boshamer Stadium.

The North Carolina Tax Fairness Act of 2013 reduces the top individual income tax rate from the current 7.75% to 4.5% by 2016. The current rate on the lowest-income earners would be reduced from 6 percent to zero percent.

A couple is facing child abuse charges after police say they used plastic zip ties to bind their four year to a baby gate.

A forum about fish has some people headed from the coast to the capitol today.

The shortfall means any possible increase in April tax collections will likely have to go narrow the gap.

Junior left-hander Hobbs Johnson struck out a season-high nine batters over five scoreless innings of work Wednesday night as No. 1 North Carolina (42-4) downed The Citadel (27-19), 13-0.

Worker and immigrant rights advocates will hold a rally in Raleigh in support of what they're calling a people's agenda.

A judge has delayed the resentencing for one of two men convicted in the 2008 death of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill president Eve Carson.

No. 1 North Carolina became the first team in the country to reach 40 wins on Wednesday as the Tar Heels claimed a 10-2 win over visiting Charlotte.

Long-time Perdue friend and New Bern lawyer Trawick "Buzzy" Stubbs Jr. and former state magistrate Robert Caldwell of Morganton accepted plea bargains that reduced their charges from felonies.

No. 1 North Carolina saw its second winning streak of 14 or more games come to an end Tuesday night as No. 21 UNC Wilmington knocked off the Tar Heels, 9-8.

The New York Islanders clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Two North Carolina Democratic political strategists who have worked for high-profile candidates were seriously wounded after being stabbed in their Raleigh home, and a suspect has been charged.

Duke says Marshall Plumlee will be out 12-16 weeks after having left foot surgery.

The president of the North Carolina NAACP is calling for religious leaders to organize non-violent protests to bring attention to what he considers a Republican crusade against poor and minority residents.

Grant Hayes and his wife, Amanda, are charged with killing Laura Ackerson back in 2011 in Raleigh.