No. 10 North Carolina scored in each of the first five innings, including an eight-run second, to down visiting Boston College, 15-1.

The largest BBQ cookoff festival in North Carolina is underway this weekend in Kinston.

Federal health officials say at least 14 people in nine states, including North Carolina, have been infected with salmonella by handling tainted dog food.

A candidate for North Carolina governor, U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge stopped at a popular Beaufort County restaurant Friday.

The National Weather Service declared the 2 year weather phenomenon known as La Nina is finished.

Greenpeace spokeswoman Molly Dorozensk said Thursday that four activists handcuffed themselves to tracks, while others marked freight cars with stickers of Apple's logo.

Bryan Huffman described, for example, receiving a $100,000 check from 101-year-old heiress Rachel "Bunny" Mellon with "Antique Charleston Table" written in the memo line.

The civil rights organization met at the Greater Joy Baptist Church in Rocky Mount to once again urge voters to reject Amendment One.

A so-called "step increase" for school personnel would cost tens of millions of dollars and likely equate to a 1.8 percent average raise for teachers.

Researchers in Chapel Hill and in London say the Lost Colony may be sitting under a Bertie County golf course.

The Rev. Billy Graham is urging North Carolina voters to support a proposed amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage.

Police in Winston-Salem have cited rapper Wiz Khalifa and members of his band and staff for possession of marijuana following a concert. The singer faced drug charges in 2010 after a stop in Greenville.

A North Carolina pastor says he was joking when he told parents to punch any gay-appearing sons.

Less than a week before the election Governor Beverly Perdue is reaffirming her opposition to the constitutional amendment that would define marriage.

Gates County officials say 21 year old Anthony Walker, Jr. of Gatesville was killed when a tree came down during a storm, onto his car.

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division says it collected nearly $30,000 in fines from stores in 9 cities for excessive price-scanning errors including New Bern.

The prime suspect in a 1997 killing in Portland, Oregon has been arrested in an Outer Banks community.

North Carolina Democrats running for governor are trumpeting their fundraising and prominent supporters as they try attracting attention during early voting ahead of next week's primary election.

The wife of a key former aide to John Edwards says the presidential candidate told her it was legal to deposit money from a wealthy donor in order to take care of Edwards' mistress.

As we wrap up our week-long series on the constitutional amendment on the May 8th ballot we examine the constitutionality of the amendment.

East Carolina Head Basketball Coach Jeff Lebo addressed a report of a felony charge filed against guard Shamarr Bowden Monday.

According to the U.S. Marshal's service in Greensboro, ECU basketball player Shamar Bowden was arrested Monday afternoon and is facing gun charges.

Some places in Eastern Carolina are now seeing gas at $3.69, or lower.

A 48-year-old man has been taken into custody after a seven-hour standoff at a Raleigh apartment complex.

Intense interest in a ballot measure that would change North Carolina's constitution with a ban on gay marriage or other domestic unions is generating a surge in early voting.