A Fort Bragg soldier who was arrested after a powerful explosive was found in his luggage at a Texas airport could soon learn whether he'll be released from federal custody.

Temperatures in eastern North Carolina are warming up after a cold snap, but not soon enough for some sea turtles being found on beaches by concerned residents.

East Carolina University says the firing of its adviser to the student-run newspaper is not connected to a First Amendment issue of the university interfering with editorial decisions of the paper.

A 17-year-old Henderson County girl is charged with leaving her dead newborn in a grocery store trash can.

The North Carolina woman who pleaded guilty to killing her 10-year-old disabled stepdaughter is due in court on federal drug charges.

North Carolina's largest teacher lobbying group says the Republican-led override of Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto, considered as punishment for the organization, won't weaken its political and issues advocacy.

The Democratic National Convention is in Charlotte this September, and keeping with tradition the DNC donated money to minority-owned banks in the state.

House republicans said Wednesday night they moved the bill to a judiciary committee.

A man has been found in Pender County at a church after a search was called off earlier in the day when he escaped after a car chase.

Hundreds of Pamlico County residents are now waiting to find out if they'll get help raising their homes or if they will be bought out.

The Winston-Salem man killed in a wreck that seriously injured a state legislator had a blood alcohol content that was more than three times the legal limit for driving in North Carolina.

The North Carolina Legislature is meeting again in Raleigh because Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill that would essentially repeal a 2009 law creating a new way for death-row prisoners to appeal their sentences based on racial discrimination.

The case of a North Carolina man accused of trying to spend a million-dollar bill at a WalMart has been continued.

The projected shortfall for North Carolina's Medicaid program has grown since a legal setback on carrying out new restrictions to hire people to help at-home patients with dressing themselves and cooking.

The six year old fell 22 feet into a well Monday in Walkertown.

The ferry schedule between Currituck and Knotts Island is changing, and the state hopes the change will save a lot of money.

Some drivers in Greenville have seen nearly a 10-cent increase at some gas stations.

Police say a Lexington NC man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.

The Kroger Co. and its affiliated Smith's Food and Drug pulled the lettuce from 200 stores in at least seven states, including North Carolina.

Celebrations planned for Saturday night across the state include several unlikely objects that are "dropped" as midnight arrives, in local variations on the famous Times Square ball.

Note to people who decorate their refrigerators: It might be a good idea to stay away from the attack helicopter look.

Come Sunday if you don't have your license yet, you have more work to do.

A man is in critical condition after Fayetteville police used a stun gun on him during a brawl at a bus station.

A 43-year-old Raleigh police officer is charged with drunken driving.

As the New Year approaches, the Ready Campaign is reminding Americans to Resolve to be Ready in 2012.