A man who was convicted for the rape and murder of Kathy Taft was spared the death penalty this afternoon.

North Carolina State baseball coach Elliott Avent has been suspended for three games for making physical contact with an umpire.

Plans for a bypass around Kinston is causing mixed feelings for residents

The North Carolina Aquarium says Dr, Fred Boyce is an aquarist, and works for them as a herpetolgist.

Garner police say they're searching for a man who rammed a vehicle, then shot the passenger who wanted to call police.

A fake Twitter account set up to look like it belonged to Governor Bev Perdue duped the online news agency The Huffington Post.

A state panel focused on reducing child deaths in North Carolina wants lawmakers this year to spend money promoting healthier pregnancies and safer infants while upgrading smoke-alarm requirements.

Gov. Beverly Perdue has spoken to Mississippi's governor after she criticized the approval of last week's referendum banning gay marriage by saying it made North Carolina "look like Mississippi."

Occupy Raleigh is joining another citizen initiative to protest North Carolina's constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.

Lawyers for John Edwards will begin presenting his defense at the former presidential contender's campaign-finance trial.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told University of North Carolina graduates that last week's gay marriage vote shows there is still a lot of work to be done for civil rights in this country.

A campaign to allow gays and lesbians to marry is continuing in North Carolina, where couples will continue to try to get marriage licenses next week.

Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte.

Investor and philanthropist David Rubenstein is giving $15 million to his alma mater, Duke University, following a series of high-profile gifts to projects including repairing the Washington Monument.

Bryant, a Republican who became governor in January, said he intends to write to Perdue about her comments.

Governor Beverly Perdue says Tuesday's passage of Amendment One makes the state look like Mississippi. Perdue made the remarks in response to a question from WITN's Brittany Gunter while in Greenville this morning.

Governor Bev Perdue is scheduled to visit Sadie Saulter Elementary School in Greenville on Friday.

In a somber, reflective ceremony, dozens of descendants of Southern troops gathered on the Battery in Charleston SC to mark Confederate Memorial Day in the state where the Civil War began.

Add another county to the meager list of those that voted against North Carolina's amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.

Multiple media reports indicate a U.S. Marine training at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville has been charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl he reportedly met on the internet.

Police say they have seized 26 pounds of meth and have arrested eight people in two Eastern Carolina counties.

Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue's final budget proposal relies heavily on a higher sales tax she wants to restore public school funding cuts from recent years and to expand other initiatives.

Jones County voters decided against a referendum Tuesday that would have given 1/4 of a cent sales tax to their sheriff's office to supplement the county budget.

Interstate 95 northbound in Rocky Mount has finally reopened after a fiery crash closed the highway last night.

If you voted in the North Carolina district 5 senate seat, your vote didn't count.