The Coast Guard says that it has rescued a man who suffered a heart attack on a cruise ship off our state’s coast.

A Tyrrell County man is behind bars accused of attacking a woman.

A North Carolina woman maimed in last month's Boston Marathon bombings is back home.

North Carolina authorities say they've recovered the body of an Ohio man who disappeared while swimming in chilly coastal waters.

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office

It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

Authorities say a police officer's bullet killed a New York college student during the response to a home invasion at an off-campus home.

Pamlico County deputies are asking for the public’s help locating a runaway juvenile.

Victims say a simple test could have spared untold thousands exposure to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals beneath Camp Lejeune. But no one responsible for the Marine base's lab can recall ever performing the procedure.

Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade.

Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.

Authorities say two men have been charged with murder in the killing of a man outside of Rocky Mount convenience store.

Funeral services are now set for a little girl and her grandpa killed in a tragic accident on a tractor.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault.

Chicken connoisseurs in North Carolina's capital city are holding their annual tour of backyard pens, part of a national movement of backyard poultry farming.

North Carolina Gov. Pat. McCrory is helping Edenton celebrate its 300th anniversary.

Gov. Pat McCrory says a bill laying out how wind farms can operate in North Carolina will help create a diverse supply of energy for the state and boost the economy.

The Safe Kids Onslow event goes from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday and the Kohl's store parking lot on Western Boulevard.

Police say Kincaid was driving in Jacksonville with Terri Denise Padgett when they crashed on April 1, 2012. Both were thrown from the vehicle and Padgett died at the scene.

A national magazine publication named a Pitt County restaurant on its list of the 10 Best BBQ Joints in America.

The Kenansville community in Duplin County is coming together to help a family pay medical bills for a baby girl with brain cancer.

Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

As we face the start of another hurricane season in just a couple of weeks, some in the east are still rebuilding after hurricane Irene nearly two years ago. A Pamlico County church is looking for some help.

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

Gov. Malloy: 60 transported to hospitals after Conn. train crash, 5 critical, 1 very critical.