Police have made eight arrests in connection with the backlog of cases found at Elizabeth City State University, a situation that led to the resignation of the school's chancellor and police chief.

The state Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that the Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Greenville has been certified by the federal government to become the state's only inpatient center

Teachers and staff at Camp Lejeune Schools, and those at all Department of Defense schools, face furloughs due to sequestration.

The National Park Service is offering two full moon tours of the 257-step Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

Beachgoers in North Carolina this holiday weekend may get a rare opportunity to spot a gray seal.

At the request of the Pitt County Sheriff's Department, the N.C. Center for Missing Persons has cancelled the Silver Alert for Mary Gladys Waters.

A Cumberland County jury has found a man guilty of kidnapping and murdering a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl almost four years ago.

Senate Republicans are handing off their vision of North Carolina's state budget to their House counterparts.

Unless you're heading to the weekend races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, motorists in the state can hit the road without too many headaches for the Memorial Day weekend.

Teachers and other civilian employees at Fort Bragg schools face a week or more of unpaid days off as federal budget cuts ripple through the Defense Department.

Directors of the "Click It or Ticket" program want people to take a self-portrait while buckled up and parked and share it on Twitter and Instagram or post it directly to the N.C. Department of Transportation's Facebook page.

AAA Carolinas thinks a few more North Carolina motorists will be on the road for the Memorial Day weekend.

Emergency management agencies from all over the east, and National Weather Service members discussed what we can expect this hurricane season during a conference Wednesday at ECU.

The U.S. Army has officially declared a Fort Bragg soldier dead, more than a year after she was last seen leaving a bar near the base.

A woman from Oklahoma now living in Bertie County says she is focused on family back home following the tornadoes.

N.C. Transportation Secretary Tony Tata visited New Bern Tuesday to talk about the new plans for roads and highways proposed last month by Governor Pat McCrory. He says he thinks the eastern part of the state has been underserved in the past, but this plan aims to change that.

A man we spoke to in Bertie County who lived through the largest tornado outbreak in state history in 2011is watching the devastation in Oklahoma with empathy for those who died and those left to rebuild.

A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home, put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired.

Senate Republicans say ever-rising costs for Medicaid are siphoning away money in state government that could be used to help public education and law enforcement and raise employee pay.

A North Carolina woman maimed in last month's Boston Marathon bombings is back home.

North Carolina authorities say they've recovered the body of an Ohio man who disappeared while swimming in chilly coastal waters.

Chicken connoisseurs in North Carolina's capital city are holding their annual tour of backyard pens, part of a national movement of backyard poultry farming.

North Carolina Gov. Pat. McCrory is helping Edenton celebrate its 300th anniversary.

Gov. Pat McCrory says a bill laying out how wind farms can operate in North Carolina will help create a diverse supply of energy for the state and boost the economy.

Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.