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.
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 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.
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.
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.