A Brunswick County sheriff's deputy is on paid leave as state investigators probe why he shot two people after being called to help in a domestic dispute.

A 4-year-old North Carolina girl is dead and a relative faces charges of driving while impaired after a farm tractor they were riding rolled off a gravel road into a small creek.

North Carolina's capital city is pushing panhandlers out of its downtown district and nearby areas, with police issuing more than 400 citations this year.

Sears says it will close 79 stores across the country and two of them are here in Eastern Carolina.

North Carolina legislators are once again examining how automobile insurance rates are made and whether there's a better balance between risk and costs.

A father and son have been arrested in Asheville and charged with robbing a local bank.

Two women have been charged with practicing midwifery without a license after a Charlotte newborn died following an underwater home birth.

A federal judge in Washington D.C. has rejected a lawsuit filed by a Lenoir County legislator seeking to overturn a key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A judge is backing North Carolina Central University officials for firing a campus police officer after learning he sold sex toys out of the trunk of his patrol car while on duty.

A prosecutor in a case against a North Carolina woman accused of snatching a newborn from a New York City hospital more than two decades ago says a plea deal may be in the works.

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The oldest current member of the state House won't seek re-election in 2012, saying it's time to pass the leadership torch to another generation in southeastern North Carolina.

Former presidential candidate John Edwards is seeking to delay his criminal trial over campaign finances. He says he has been diagnosed with a medical condition that will make it difficult for him to attend.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously dismissed a complaint against the 2008 gubernatorial campaign of Republican Pat McCrory.

Officials say a Raleigh fire captain is dead after a traffic accident in which his daughter was seriously injured.

An investigation of the 2008 gubernatorial campaign of Republican Pat McCrory found no evidence of improper coordination with an outside GOP group.

Congressman Walter Jones and another lawmaker are calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate and prosecute any violations of a law designed to protect members of the military from losing their homes while serving the country.

In a year when the United States saw the lowest population growth rate since the 1940s, North Carolina managed to be one of the states posting a significant increase in residents.

Two North Carolina congressmen are calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate and prosecute any violations of a law designed to protect members of the military from losing their homes while serving the country.

A new $3.5 million home built with private donations to house the chancellors of North Carolina State University is already getting a workout.

Diamonds and gold are gifts of the season, and they're showing up as valuable surprises in Salvation Army kettles at North Carolina stores.

A Silver Alert for a missing Greenville man has been canceled after he was found o.k.

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge is evaluating whether he'll try to run for his old seat in Congress.

As expected, North Carolina's gasoline tax is going up by almost 4 cents a gallon starting with the new year.

The unemployment rate decreased in North Carolina in November.