The man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl more than three years ago is going on trial.

An anti-war group is organizing a Fort Bragg protest against a new weapon -- missile-equipped unmanned aircraft.

A former Republican presidential candidate made a pair of stops in the east Friday.

A New York judge approved Bank of America's $2.43 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by shareholders over its acquisition of former competitor Merrill Lynch.

A newly sworn-in North Carolina Board of Transportation member raised more than $100,000 for Gov. Pat McCrory's 2012 campaign, records show.

Dynacraft said the toys pose a fall hazard because they can quickly, unexpectedly accelerate.

Police said it took a three hour manhunt and five arrests to bust a local meth-making ring.

After an extensive national search, North Carolina Wesleyan College has named Dr. Michael Brown as the new Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The Senate Education Committee voted Wednesday for an 11-member North Carolina Public Charter Schools Board independent from the State Board of Education.

The House Elections Committee hosted Ion Sancho, the elections supervisor in Florida's Leon County, and Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, during its regular meeting Wednesday.

The state Senate agrees that the Racial Justice Act should be repealed completely in North Carolina as one way to restart executions after a more than six-year hiatus.

Gov. Pat McCrory's administration wants to privatize North Carolina's $13 billion Medicaid program to hold down the spiraling costs of delivering health care for the elderly and disabled.

Progress North Carolina led a news conference Monday at the Legislative Building to oppose bills last week to reduce 2 1/2 weeks of in-person early voting by one week. One bill would bar Sunday voting.

Police are now saying 95 vehicles were involved in 17 separate crashes along a mountainous, foggy stretch of interstate near the Virginia-North Carolina border.

Officials say that law enforcement in Wake County shot and killed a mental patient who escaped from custody, and led them on a high speed chase.

A volunteer firefighter lost her life following a single vehicle accident southwest of Raleigh.

The ECU Pirates have a shot to bring home a championship.

Members of the Ku Klux Klan have begun a rally in downtown Memphis to protest the renaming of three Confederate parks.

Authorities say they think a 25-year-old man killed his girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself outside a home in Wake County.

Couples who want to split in North Carolina could have a to wait two years before they file for divorce.

It's been three months since the NC Supreme Court ruled sweepstakes games are illegal, and hundreds of the businesses are still open across the state.

Legislation has been introduced in both the NC House & Senate to eliminate tolls and authorize the Ferry Division to raise revenue in other ways.

A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns.

Registration fees for boats could go up with the extra money used for dredging, under proposed legislation in the NC Senate.

AA Carolinas thinks a 16-cent drop in gas prices and a forecast of pleasant weather could lead motorists to do some traveling during the Easter weekend.