Birthday to remember: Responding firefighters end up serenading 93-year-old woman
Firefighters in Smithfield, North Carolina, sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to a 93-year-old woman after they were called to her home because of a cooking mishap on May 16.
Madison Cawthorn faces primary challengers amid controversies, gaffes
A series of unforced political and personal errors by GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn has brought the forces of big-name Republicans and traditional enemies to bear on his reelection bid in North Carolina.
Duke investigating student’s graduation speech that mirrored 2014 Harvard speech
Duke’s student newspaper first reported the similarities, posting transcripts of both speeches.
15 North Carolina students sent to hospital after school bus collides head-on with dump truck
Fifteen students were hurt Wednesday morning when their school bus collided head-on with a dump truck, officials said.
North Carolina beach houses collapse into ocean amid coastal flooding
The unoccupied homes were located along Ocean Drive in the Outer Banks community of Rodanthe.
Trooper collides with wrong-way driver to save lives, dashcam video shows
Trooper Cody Thao stopped his patrol car in the path of a wrong-way driver.
Woman dies after getting stuck in industrial bread mixing machine for over an hour
Authorities said they spent over an hour taking the machine apart in order to free the woman.
Roller coaster riders get stuck at N.C. amusement park for 30 minutes
Carowinds park officials said at no time were riders in danger as crews quickly responded.
Frontier Airlines settles ‘vomit’ lawsuit with mother, daughter
A mother said she and her daughter were kicked off a 2019 flight after they found someone else’s vomit in their seats.
Rep. Cawthorn found with loaded gun in airport again: TSA
A loaded gun was found in North Carolina U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn's carry-on bag at an airport security checkpoint Tuesday -- the second time he has been stopped with a gun at an airport in the past 14 months, officials said.
Marshalls: 'Dangerous' gang member and murder suspect may be hiding in Asheville
U.S. Marshalls say the 19-year-old is a member of the violent gang Sex, Money, Murder, is wanted for the murder of North Carolina teen, and could be hiding somewhere in Asheville.
Person shot outside DaBaby's North Carolina home, police say
A person was shot and wounded on a football field outside the North Carolina home of rapper DaBaby, authorities said.
Group of prisoners attack, kill inmate convicted of murdering 2-year-old girl, authorities say
A group of inmates in a North Carolina prison attacked and killed another inmate, who was serving a 31-year sentence for murdering a 2-year-old girl.
Vietnamese carmaker to build electric vehicles in North Carolina
VinFast will build its first North American plant southwest of Raleigh and expects to hire 7,500 people by 2027.
North Carolina investigating former Trump aide Mark Meadows' voter registration
North Carolina's attorney general office says state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump.
University vice chancellor admits to plagiarizing grant application, resigns
UNC-Chapel Hill said Terry Magnuson resigned from his post as vice chancellor for research after admitting to plagiarizing a grant application for U.S. Public Health Service funds.
Driver ordered to remove ‘FART’ license plate from truck
Karly Sindy of Asheville, North Carolina, said the DMV has allowed her to at least keep the plate after she used the word as an acronym for her newly-launched club.
Woman fights to keep ‘FART’ license plate in North Carolina
Karly Sindy of North Carolina said she was surprised when the DMV granted her vanity plate request, but now the DMV wants an explanation for it — and she’s come up with one.
Soccer players Kljestan, Hegardt swap jerseys 12 years after hospital visit wish
When LA Galaxy’s Sacha Kljestan visited a children’s hospital in 2010, he had no idea one of those young patients would be his opponent years later.
Venmo Text Scam: Good Samaritan has over $4K stolen by man using mobile payment app: report
A North Carolina man says he was scammed out of thousands of dollars by a stranger who used a mobile payment app after borrowing his cell phone to make what he thought was an emergency phone call.