North Carolina OKs proposal raising minimum marriage age to 16
North Carolina lawmakers have finalized legislation to raise the minimum age to get married in the state from 14 or 16.
82nd Airborne paratrooper found dead at Fort Bragg; investigation underway
Pfc. Mikel Rubino, a husband and father from California, enlisted in 2020 and arrived at Fort Bragg earlier this year, a report said.
Couple finally gets to take one-eyed rescue dog from Iraq to their North Carolina home
A North Carolina couple who has been fighting to get their newly adopted dog into the US from Iraq finally got to meet her Saturday.
Fish with human-looking teeth caught off Outer Banks shocks fishermen, goes viral
A fish with human-looking teeth was caught off the coast of the Outer Banks in North Carolina and the photo of the creepy catch has gone viral.
N.C. bill requires parental OK for child vaccine
A bill requiring minors to get approval from their parents before receiving a COVID-19 shot in North Carolina was sent to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday.
2 brothers killed by train in Charlotte where other brother was killed 1 week earlier
Two brothers were killed by a train Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, just one week after another one of their brothers was also struck and killed by a train in the same spot, police officials confirmed.
NC man arrested for allegedly putting ‘I (heart) being White’ stickers on cars
The 60-year-old man was arrested for ethnic intimidation and vandalism, according to police.
North Carolina Highway Patrol officers treat stranded woman to lunch
When a North Carolina woman ran out of gas, local law enforcement didn’t just help her — they treated her to lunch.
Andrew Brown Jr. family files $30M lawsuit over shooting by deputies
The family of a Black man shot to death during an arrest filed a $30 million federal lawsuit against several North Carolina law enforcement officers.
Record-breaking fish caught in North Carolina: 'Looked like a whale in the back of the boat'
While actually catching the 127-lb. fish was hard, getting it weighed on a certified scale by an official was almost as difficult.
NC bill takes aim at prosecution of 6-year-olds
North Carolina sets the lowest minimum age in the country by law for a child to be prosecuted, allowing 6-year-olds to be tried in juvenile court.
Biden to urge vaccination in NC as US likely to miss original July 4 goal
President Joe Biden will visit N. Carolina to urge COVID-19 vaccines in the region as the White House expects to just narrowly miss his July 4 goal.
North Carolina mom forced daughter to stand for 3 straight days, police say
A North Carolina mother allegedly forced her 4-year-old daughter to stand in a laundry room for three straight days as a punishment before her death last year, new search warrants reveal.
North Carolina principal surprises graduating seniors with moving version of 'I Will Always Love You'
The principal said he was nervous because it's a difficult song but he wanted his students to focus on the lyrics.
CDC issues health advisory of increased RSV across southern US
RSV is primarily spread via respiratory droplets when a person coughs or sneezes, and through direct contact with a contaminated surface. RSV can be associated with severe disease in young children and older adults.
Asheboro school threatened after student denied diploma for Mexican flag
Police in the North Carolina town said they’re investigating 10 threats, one of which was from someone who said they were going to “shoot up the school if you don’t give that young man his diploma.”
Student wears Mexican flag at graduation, denied diploma
School officials in Asheboro, North Carolina defended the decision to withhold the student's diploma, saying that wearing a flag of any kind is a violation of the dress code.
Woman wins $2 million after buying lottery ticket for the wrong night's drawing
A North Carolina woman is now a millionaire after she purchased a Powerball ticket, thinking it was for that night's drawing -- but she missed the cutoff by one minute. Instead, the ticket was for 3 days later -- and it was a $2 million winner.
North Carolina coast 'mysterious mass' identified: What is the blob?
The National Park Service, which maintains Cape Lookout National Seashore where the blob was found, said it had identified the mysterious mass.
Andrew Brown Jr. case: Deputies will keep jobs after prosecutor says fatal shooting justified
The three deputies involved in the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. will keep their jobs after being disciplined and retrained, Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said after a prosecutor found their actions to be justified.