A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns.
Gov. Pat McCrory's office no longer has a staffer devoted to Hispanic affairs, instead directing questions and concerns of North Carolina's Latinos into an office handling all constituent contact.
State Historic Sites Director Keith Hardison says the flag raised last week inside the House chamber is part of a historical display replicating how the antebellum building appeared in 1863.
Three months after the state Supreme Court unanimously upheld lawmakers' most recent ban, there has been no visible statewide effort by law enforcement authorities to put the multimillion dollar industry out of business.
North Carolina civil rights advocates and clergy say Republican legislative leaders are intent on denying voting rights to the poor and minorities through legislation to scale back early voting.
NC House members say a public school safety bill should give parents and teachers piece of mind that legislators are doing whatever is necessary to protect students and school personnel following the Connecticut school shootings.
Gov. Pat McCrory's campaign is giving another $8,000 to charity, the third time his campaign has unloaded contributions from people facing criminal charges related to sweepstakes cafes.
The eldest daughter of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards says it was difficult to watch the experience her parents went through after he revealed that he'd had an affair.
Two state lawmakers, including one from Eastern Carolina, are proposing a measure that would help patients in North Carolina find the best prices on medical procedures.
As the Supreme Court hears arguments whether a U.S. law that denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples is constitutional or not, the North Carolina Democrat posted on her Facebook page that she now supports it.
The House transportation panel agreed Tuesday to give adults the option to ride without a helmet if they have had a motorcycle license for a year, completed a safety course and have insurance covering $10,000 in medical benefits.
The StrikeForce initiative is designed to help relieve persistent rural poverty by making it easier for people to get their hands on money that is available from the USDA but may be hard to access.
The House voted 97-20 on Tuesday in favor of making confidential lists of people purchasing pistols or who received concealed weapons permits from local sheriffs and their identifying information. The information is currently a public record.
Senate Republicans have pushed through a bill to throw out a lease that lets Raleigh build a large park on the old Dorothea Dix mental hospital campus. But not all GOP senators joined in support.
The superintendent of the Lenoir County School District says he's concerned about the effects federal and state budget cuts will have on the school district.
More than 300 illegal immigrants with permission to stay in the United States applied for special driver's licenses on the first day North Carolina made them available.
As the Supreme Court prepares to consider two gay marriage cases this week, scholars are weighing the impact the justices' ruling may have on religious rights.
