A chihuahua in our state has taken on the role of mother to a litter of kittens.

A man who was convicted for the rape and murder of Kathy Taft was spared the death penalty this afternoon.

For women and their careers, it’s often not about what they do but how they look. More proof of that came last week.

A recount in an extremely close race from the May 8th election in Pitt County showed no change in the results.

Plans for a bypass around Kinston is causing mixed feelings for residents

The North Carolina Aquarium says Dr, Fred Boyce is an aquarist, and works for them as a herpetolgist.

Compared to 10 years ago, the numbers are staggering of just how many students are now taking AP courses nationwide.

ABC News reports the medical records were part of evidence released Tuesday that prosecutors have in the second-degree murder case against Zimmerman.

The report by Human Rights Watch included dozens of interviews with farmworkers, attorneys and advocates in seven states. The organization calls for laws to protect the workers, who "see these abuses as an unavoidable condition of agricultural work."

A Chicago area woman was found stabbed to death in her apartment just two days after her wedding.

Thanks to a mild winter and a warm March, fruits and vegetables are arriving ahead of schedule in the east.

A state panel focused on reducing child deaths in North Carolina wants lawmakers this year to spend money promoting healthier pregnancies and safer infants while upgrading smoke-alarm requirements.

A Newsweek cover shows President Barack Obama with a rainbow halo and declares him "The First Gay President."

For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University.

The Time magazine cover photo of a mom breast-feeding her 3-year-old son has been generating a lot of debate. But health experts say the real issue is that too few babies that could benefit from a mother's breast milk are getting it

Betty White says she usually keeps her political views private but in this presidential election strongly favors one candidate.

Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1992, Shelby worked in recent years as a technical adviser on the Ford GT project and designed the Shelby Series 1 two-seat muscle car, a 21st century clone of his 1965 Cobra.

Scott Southerland of Pinetown is charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals.

Bryant, a Republican who became governor in January, said he intends to write to Perdue about her comments.

Carteret County deputies had closed the books on the 2010 assault of Wesley Osborne, who was jumped by several men at the "Riptidez" bar in Cedar Point.

Several gas stations in Washington are at $3.42, while two in Chocowinity are selling it for $3.49 a gallon.

One man leaves his clothes at home and heads out for a bike ride, a teacher with a controversial tactic to get students to class on time, and a wild sandstorm....the video that will have you talking in Take A Look At This.

Governor Beverly Perdue says Tuesday's passage of Amendment One makes the state look like Mississippi. Perdue made the remarks in response to a question from WITN's Brittany Gunter while in Greenville this morning.

Shocking or no big deal? A woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son is the cover photo of this week's Time magazine for a story on "attachment parenting."

The Onslow County district attorney says an April 8th shooting death of a naked man after a home invasion was justified.