Updated: 10:37 AM Grant Hayes and his wife, Amanda, are charged with killing Laura Ackerson back in 2011 in Raleigh.

Updated: 10:12 PM Dexter Strickland tied his season high with 16 points and North Carolina reached the 20-win mark for the ninth straight season with a 68-59 victory over Clemson on Thursday night.

Posted: 10:10 PM Jiri Tlusty had two goals and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh 4-1 on Thursday night in ex-Penguin Jordan Staal's first game against his former team.

Posted: 10:18 PM Freshman Rodney Purvis scored a season-high 21 points to lead North Carolina State past Boston College 82-64 on Wednesday night.

Posted: 9:11 PM No. 1 North Carolina (7-0) slugged out a season-high 17 hits and drew 11 walks en route to an 18-5 win over visiting St. John's (1-7) Wednesday.

Updated: 11:24 AM Mikel Brady is charged with the February 19th shooting of Trooper Michael Potts on U.S. 70 in Durham.

Posted: 9:42 PM The Washington Capitals shut down former teammate Alexander Semin beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 Tuesday night.

Posted: 3:47 PM McCrory's office confirmed Friday that WNCN-TV's Kim Genardo is joining the new Republican administration starting next week.

Posted: 11:42 PM Seth Curry scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half as No. 6 Duke opened a 20-point lead and sent Virginia Tech to its ninth consecutive loss, 88-56 on Thursday night.

Posted: 10:35 PM Blake Wheeler scored his second goal of the game with 4:54 remaining to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.

Posted: 6:47 PM The Carolina Hurricanes say forward Jeff Skinner has a concussion.

Posted: 10:03 AM The North Carolina State Fairgrounds has new rules for gun shows after an accidental shooting that hurt three people last month.

Posted: 11:20 PM James Michael McAdoo scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to end a three-game scoring slump and North Carolina took control with a 12-0 second-half run to beat Georgia Tech 70-58 on Tuesday night.

Posted: 10:25 PM Freshman T.J. Warren had season-highs of 31 points and 13 rebounds to help North Carolina State beat Florida State 84-66 on Tuesday night.

Posted: 10:22 PM NC State head coach Elliott Avent scored his 600th career win with the Wolfpack as Logan Jernigan and Ethan Ogburn combined to shut out Charlotte 5-0, Tuesday.

Updated: 9:59 PM Monday night's shooting of a Highway Patrolman in Durham is yet another example of just how dangerous everyday can be for those in law enforcement.

Posted: 10:32 PM Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty scored 18 seconds apart in the third period to seal the Montreal Canadiens' fourth straight win, a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

Updated: 5:18 PM The Highway Patrol says a trooper shot Tuesday night in Durham has been released from Duke Hospital.

Posted: 4:35 PM North Carolina coach Roy Williams says freshman Joel James will miss his third straight game with a concussion when the Tar Heels travel to Georgia Tech on Tuesday.

Posted: 4:32 PM Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday that Henderson's mother told him that her son died Sunday at his home in the Philippines at the age of 44. No cause of death was given.

Updated: 2:09 PM Sidney Lowe was charged today with three counts of willful failure to file a North Carolina tax return for 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Posted: 6:53 PM Junior left-hander Kent Emanuel opened the Diamond Heels season in impressive fashion Friday afternoon as he shut out Seton Hall in a 1-0 North Carolina win.

Posted: 10:19 PM Joe Corvo had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game, a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Posted: 4:59 PM North Carolina has hired Ron West as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Posted: 11:53 PM Mason Plumlee had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 Duke beat North Carolina 73-68 on Wednesday night.