Updated: 06/17/2013 - The village of Simpson in Pitt County officially voted Monday to eliminate it's police chief position. Some residents worry there could be more crime with no chief.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in several states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Gov. Pat McCrory says he's unsure if he and legislative leaders can agree on a final North Carolina state government budget before the new fiscal year begins in about two weeks.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - More than 80 people are facing criminal charges after the seventh week of protests led by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP.

Updated: 06/17/2013 - A native of Boone, Jim Holshouser was the first Republican elected governor in the state in the 20th century when he won during President Richard Nixon's landslide victory in 1972.

Posted: 06/16/2013 - An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

Posted: 06/13/2013 - Gov. Pat McCrory has cleared his desk of dozens of bills sent to him by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Posted: 06/13/2013 - President Barack Obama's administration can go forward with its new plan to make the morning-after pill available to buyers of any age without prescriptions.

Updated: 06/13/2013 - A bill designed to clear the way for executions to resume in North Carolina is headed to Gov. Pat McCrory's desk after receiving final legislative approval.

Updated: 06/13/2013 - A measure broadening the places people can carry concealed firearms in North Carolina and repealing a requirement to get a license to buy a handgun has tentatively passed the North Carolina Senate.

Updated: 06/11/2013 - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx sees his prospects to become the new U.S. transportation secretary improving.

Posted: 06/10/2013 - A bill raising interest rates and borrowing limits on installment loans in North Carolina is headed to Gov. Pat McCrory's desk for a final signature.

Updated: 06/10/2013 - The man who says he felt a duty to inform Americans of the government's information collection efforts hails from Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Updated: 06/08/2013 - A congressman who represents eastern North Carolina announced he'll be the first federal elected official to join the controversial "Moral Monday" protests in Raleigh.

Updated: 06/05/2013 - President Barack Obama's top national security adviser is resigning and will be replaced by Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. who has been a lightning rod for Republican criticism over faulty explanations for the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

Updated: 06/04/2013 - Jacksonville is trying to make up for $2.4 million in lost revenue as it balances it's budget for 2014.

Updated: 06/04/2013 - Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday that while feedback and lawful demonstrations are welcome, unlawful demonstrations are not, and cost resources.

Posted: 06/04/2013 - The nation's military leaders are insisting that commanders keep their authority to handle sexual assault cases.

Posted: 06/01/2013 - One major principle of Barack Obama's presidency is that government, when it works right, can be best-equipped to aid and protect Americans

Posted: 05/31/2013 - A campaign finance advocacy group is asking North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall to investigate the lobbying ties of Gov. Pat McCrory and a member of his cabinet.

Posted: 05/31/2013 - North Carolina legislators say they want public schools to get "back to basics" by ensuring they teach cursive writing and rote multiplication in elementary school.

Posted: 05/30/2013 - McCrory released a statement late Thursday saying the House Republican proposal and a bipartisan Senate proposal are closest to his position on tax reform. Those plans would expand the sales tax base slightly while lowering corporate and personal income tax rate

Updated: 05/31/2013 - An alderman in New Bern has put together a campaign committee to run for mayor. Dana Outlaw says he will hold off on filing for the race until the official filing date which is July 8th.

Updated: 05/31/2013 - The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP's 25-county tour targeting the policies of the Republican-led General Assembly stopped in Greenville Thursday.