Updated: 7:48 PM A bill outlawing any contract that makes union hiring a requirement has passed the North Carolina House.The proposal was approved Thursday over the objections of Democrats who said it violates the National Labor Relations Act.
Updated: 6:14 AM The General Assembly has agreed all North Carolina hospitals should be required to assess newborns for heart defects using an inexpensive test.
Updated: 3:43 PM Statewide numbers for unemployment show fewer people were out of work in March compared to February.
Posted: 8:23 AM Worker and immigrant rights advocates will hold a rally in Raleigh in support of what they're calling a people's agenda.
Updated: 8:21 AM Health officials in North Carolina say they're now investigating 19 cases of measles in Stokes, Orange and Polk counties.
Updated: 6:09 AM Goldsboro is hoping to return one of its historical landmarks to its former glory as a fully functioning transportation depot and the nation's top transportation official got a chance to check it all out.
Posted: 8:55 PM A Camp Lejeune Marine has received the third-highest combat award in the U.S. military for his heroic actions.
Updated: 3:14 PM The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold five public meetings in the South to hear people's opinions about using genetically modified crops on wildlife refuges as food for migrating waterfowl.
Posted: 10:49 PM Several local East Carolina banks opened their doors Monday in Greenville as Vantage-South banks after a merger between the two companies.
Posted: 10:44 PM Looking ahead to the 2013 hurricane season which is just over a month away, the National Weather Service says, much like last year, they expect this season to produce 12 to 13 named storms.
Updated: 7:26 PM President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as his new transportation secretary.
Updated: 3:04 PM Companies that issue installment loans in North Carolina are lobbying anew to raise borrowing costs for many of their customers.
Posted: 3:01 PM The doctor who oversaw death investigations in North Carolina for 23 years is expected to testify this week as families try to hold medical examiners accountable for their mistakes.
Posted: 9:34 PM A North Carolina political strategist who died this week after being stabbed in her home is being remembered by family, friends and political allies at a church service and a Democratic Party dinner.
Updated: 3:26 PM A North Carolina House bill that would end tax refunds for film production companies is generating debate over incentives used to attract business.
Posted: 3:14 PM Charlotte police are investigating a shooting at a house party that left five people injured.
Posted: 3:11 PM State agents are investigating a complaint of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice at Elizabeth City State University.
Updated: 8:40 PM North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is putting his stamp on the board responsible for running elections and monitoring campaign finance reports statewide.
Updated: 3:38 AM An Elizabeth City man told our affiliate, WAVY, that he was shot three times by someone he may know in his own home.
Posted: 8:31 PM The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved a bill its sponsors say will make the state more business-friendly. The bill requires cities, counties and numerous state environmental agencies to repeal or rewrite rules that go beyond federal law.
Updated: 8:25 PM The Senate voted by a wide margin Thursday in favor of a bill directing state education leaders to ensure students are instructed how to write legibly in cursive by the end of fifth grade.
