A leading doctors group is weighing in on one of the least discussed issues facing heart attack survivors -- is it safe to have sex?

The action sports world lost one of its bright young stars Thursday when Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died from injuries suffered Jan. 10 in Park City, UT.

Italian officials say two more bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan coast, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 15.

A man who owns a funeral home in Sylva and his wife have been arrested and charged with obtaining property by false pretense.

We now know who will replace the longtime superintendent of Craven County Schools who is retiring in at the end of January.

We're gathering details about the arrest Wednesday night of a Greenville man facing charges of trying to kill someone and trafficking drugs.

After an incident on Tuesday night where two horses were killed after running into passing cars in Onslow County, similar events involving animals occurred Wednesday in Havelock and Carteret County.

According to investigators a Halifax County man was found dead in his home Friday night after trying to fix his microwave.

There are new poll numbers on the presumed match up in the North Carolina governor's race, and it's not good news for the incumbent.

A committee tasked with assessing productivity, quality and centrality in the academic units across East Carolina University released its recommendations on Wednesday.

A two-day tour of poverty-stricken areas in northeastern North Carolina is getting underway Thursday with its first stop in Beaufort County.

Wednesday brought some hope for stock market traders as the economy continues to slowly head towards recovery.

A standoff between lawmen in Wilson County and a man they tried to serve involuntary commitment papers ended, some 13 hours later.

Don't be surprised if you can't access Wikipedia today. The website is participating in a 24-hour blackout to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress.

Search teams have suspended operations after an enormous cruise ship grounded and partially submerged off the coast of Tuscany shifted under turbulent seas.

The Department of Transportation will begin lane closures at 7 a.m. Wednesday near the temporary bridge on Highway 12 at Pea Island as crews install protective measures.

A man accused of committing multiple break-ins in Halifax and Warren counties has been arrested after a month on the run.

The first of five public meetings will be held in Ocracoke by the state ferry system Wednesday to hear from people about the new proposal to raise the price of riding state ferries.

The Highway Patrol says horses got loose Tuesday night on Highway 24, near the Highway 258 split.

ONWASA in Onslow County says some people off Old 30 Road in the Piney Green area will lose water pressure from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

A man accused of killing a pregnant co-worker in Charlotte and putting her body in a dumpster is under arrest now, found much closer to eastern Carolina than to the crime scene.

Reports say Hannah Smith of Swansboro was killed when the car she was in crashed on Friday night.

The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets.

The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for developing effective ways to treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease by 2025.

There is no easing of gasoline prices this January like we usually see.