One of two prison inmates in Quebec has been recaptured following a daring daylight escape Sunday that involved a helicopter.

Friday was an important day for many following a path in the medical field as medical students learned where they will spend the next few years as doctors-in-training.

A civil rights group is praising legislation to limit the use of unmanned aircraft by North Carolina people and police and criminalize conduct involving drones that crosses that line.

A local park that exhibits the world's largest collections of waterfowl species has now opened a new exhibit.

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, is warning his troops to be ready for increased violence because of a series of anti-American statements by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

A state senator is introducing legislation aimed at streamlining the process for executing those sentenced to death.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an assault weapons ban in a party-line vote that underscores how hard it will be for the measure to survive in the full Senate.

Physicists say they are now confident they have discovered a long-sought subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson.

Harris Teeter says it is voluntarily recalling a store-brand bakery product because it contains eggs, which is not listed on the ingredient label.

The cold overnights have strawberry farmers taking precautions to protect their tender plants.

Sick and injured kids at Vidant Children's Hospital in Greenville had a special visitor Wednesday.

Tears and cheers erupted across Latin America on Wednesday as an Argentine cardinal became the first pope from the hemisphere, and many expressed hope that he help bring the church closer to the poverty-wracked region that is home to more Roman Catholics than any other.

State transportation officials want to make sure truckers using Interstate 77 around Lake Norman keep their eyes on the road and not on the boaters trying to get their attention.

For those of you with allergies, it's a sad day when pollen season rolls around. But ready or not-here it comes.

One of the few old-time hardware stores still around will close up shop next month.

A golfer had to be hoisted to safety after he fell into an 18-foot-deep and 10-foot- wide sinkhole while playing golf at the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Illinois, suffering a dislocated shoulder.

Faced with a backlash against their ban on gays, the Boy Scouts of America are surveying their members on a potential change in policy.

Firefighters in Wilmington are going to the public as they seek better pay and benefits.

The director of National Intelligence says an unpredictable North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and missile programs, stands as a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations.

Some NC officials suspect they were duped before approving about $2 million to coax MetLife Inc. to bring 2,600 jobs from the Northeast and California.

On Tuesday, the City of New Bern announced it was awarded for it's forestry efforts for the 15th year in a row by a national organization.

A young woman from Kill Devil Hills says she was denied a prom dress because her mother wasn't with her. The trouble is -- the teen's mother passed away from cancer two years ago.

On the same day the state Transportation Department is hosting a meeting to discuss a long-term solution for the section of N.C. Highway 12 breached by Hurricane Irene in 2011, that part of the road is closed due to high water.

Ushering in the bloom of spring, it's time to set the clocks forward for daylight saving time.

Whole Foods says all products in its North American stores will have labels disclosing whether they contain genetically modified ingredients by 2018.