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Marvin Roberts finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida International to an 83-73 win over North Carolina Central on Friday night.
State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.
Tracy Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds as North Carolina State beat Akron 66-45 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.
North Carolina's state treasurer has unveiled rules banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency.
North Carolina's unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state's Employment Security Commission reported Friday.
T.J. Granger scored 25 points to lead five North Carolina Central players in double figures as the Eagles beat North Carolina-Wesleyan 85-70 on Wednesday night for their first win of the season.
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.
Michael Johnson threw a touchdown pass as North Carolina Central rallied to beat Winston-Salem State 18-10 on Saturday.
Adrian Thomas scored 16 points and Miami defeated North Carolina Central 83-53 in the Hurricanes' season opener Saturday.
C.J. Spiller actually did pretty much do it all for Clemson.
North Carolina Rep. Bob Etheridge says he will not run for the U.S. Senate next year.
A dog trainer who helped look for a missing North Carolina 5-year-old says searchers overlooked it at first because all they saw were deer carcasses in trash bags.
Marcus Ginyard matched his career high with 17 points to help No. 6 North Carolina beat North Carolina Central 89-42 on Wednesday night in the 2K Sports Classic.
Thomas DeMarco rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns, and threw for another one, to lead Old Dominion to a 42-28 victory over North Carolina Central on Saturday.
Russell Wilson threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and North Carolina State snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off Maryland 38-31 on Saturday in a matchup of the ACC Atlantic Division's worst teams.
Police in North Carolina delayed for more than an hour after a chilling emergency call that captured a gunshot before sending officers to the home where a real estate developer killed his family and then himself.
A North Carolina businessman who coached basketball at the religious school where his teenagers attended classes fatally shot his family in their upscale home before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday.
A soured love affair may have led an ex-convict to gun down four men in the town that inspired the idyllic community of Mayberry on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show," police said Monday.
North Carolina elections officials penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 Friday for not reporting flights provided by a political ally and asked prosecutors to investigate whether he or others broke laws by trying to hide them or other expenses.
Computer giant Dell Inc. has returned more than $1.5 million to the state after the company announced that it was closing a large computer assembly plant in central North Carolina.
In the face of outrage from victims and their families, North Carolina's governor on Thursday challenged a quarter-century-old policy on prison good conduct credits, saying she would not free a group of violent inmates who were sentenced to life in prison.
A hearing by electric regulators on Duke Energy Corp.'s request to raise its base rates in North Carolina has been delayed.
Duke Energy's 1.8 million customers in North Carolina would see power bills rise on average a combined 7 percent over the next two years as part of a tentative agreement with consumer attorneys who had balked at a larger increase.
The man who shot Pam Hurley's mother to death during a convenience store robbery in 1975 was supposed to spend the rest of his life in prison. Instead, because of a quirk in North Carolina law, he and 19 other violent criminals will be released next week, most without supervision from even a parole officer.
Michael Johnson threw two touchdown passes and North Carolina Central beat Central Methodist 52-7 on Saturday.
Look for some great free or inexpensive Christmas activities in the Raleigh, NC area. Then this is the perfect guide for you. You are sure to find something interesting or close to you in this listing. Christmas at the City Market November 21, 2009 12 Noon to 4:00 PM
NC group buying anti-Obama ads in South CarolinaA conservative North Carolina group is spending $10,000 to air ads in South Carolina this week saying President Barack Obama is pushing socialist health care and freeing terrorists to Bermuda. North Carolina state Sen.
The 13 Hottest Haircuts Right Now - 14 Makeup, Skin Care & Hair - Your Look - MSN LifestyleDo you think that including Michele Obama in this lineup will win points and make you politically correct?
Durham council passes same-sex marriage resolutionThe debate over who should be able to wed legally took center stage Monday evening as the Durham City Council passed a resolution supporting same-sex marriage. Joshua Weaver asked the council to consider the resolution in April.
Good News For NC TaxpayersThanks to the John Locke Foundation, taxpayers will be able to see where some of their state and local taxes are going. The foundation launched the website NC Transparency". Taxpayers can now check on agencies budgets, salaries, even test scores and school district enrollment.
Paranormal phenomena is a broadly described, little investigated area of scientific awareness. The science covers concepts like hauntings, apparitions, unexplained spectacles and phenomena comparable to the psychic realm and ability.
1 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina -- One person was killed and four others were critically injured Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.
Mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights of North Carolina (video)Video: The Brown Mountain Lights Phenomena - Burke County, NC
Edwards says dalliance shouldn't mute message Former presidential candidate John Edwards said in an interview published Wednesday that his indiscretions shouldn't harm the fight against poverty and that he worries nobody has taken up his crusade to target the issue.
NC has 1st case of swine flu The first case of swine flu has been confirmed in North Carolina in the eastern part of the state, according to a press conference Sunday afternoon. Advertisement
American Farmland Trust: Resources - State Agriculture ProfileInformation of NC Farmland resources
Is Dominos' YouTube response enough?After the damage inflicted on its reputation by the YouTube video of its employees' unsavoury conduct, Dominos President Patrick Doyle has responded with a video of his own in an attempt to reassure its customers.
Former Domino's workers charged in food tampering caseCONOVER - Two former employees of Domino's Pizza were charged Wednesday with one felony count each of distribution of prohibited foods in connection to a video released on YouTube.
Man says gummy snack came with toothHow much is a stray tooth worth? Somewhere between $35 and $35,000. Or so hopes Shea Harris of Raleigh, who discovered what looks like a human tooth embedded in the dinosaur-shaped gummy fruit snack he was eating. The tooth was not his own.
Man says bar patron tried to pull out his eyeSHELBY --- How does it feel to have a thumb lodged in your eye socket? "That hurts," said Cass Robert Davis, of Scottsdale Drive. Davis, 31, knows all too well.
Dog gobbles up $400 in cash. And to get it back ... Persistence, a colander have helped a woman recover about half of the $400 her dog ateAPEX - Kelley Davis and her family are in savings mode. The Apex mother works extra hours as a physical therapist, and she clipped coupons to save $70 during a recent trip to the grocery store.
Donut ExtortionExcerpt: Police arrested a man after he reportedly reached into his pocket like he had a gun and forced a customer in front of him at a Dunkin Donuts to pay for his order. Jacksonville Police say it happened at the Dunkin Donuts at 301 North Marine Boulevard Friday night.
Arden man opens luggage, finds rubber snakeARDEN – A man who arrived home Friday after a flight got quite a surprise when he opened his suitcase.
Dancing woman charged after disrupting funeral, deputies sayExcerpt: Tammy Fausel said today that she and her family were shocked at what happened during her uncle's funeral in Gray Court.
Mother torn between duty and familyCONCORD, NC - Stay at home mom Lisa Pagan and her children are inseparable. She's also a 7 year Army veteran assigned to a transportation unit.
Blue Cross makes $10 a claim on NC insurance :: WRAL.comThe company that processes health insurance claims for North Carolina state employees made more than $10 per claim, or 18 times what the state pays to process Medicaid bills. The data obtained by The News & Observer of Raleigh show the State Health Plan paid Blue Cross and Blue …
Same-sex marriage debate resurfaces in N.C. North Carolina lawmakers and religious leaders spoke out Tuesday in support of an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage as a union of a man and woman.
When eating on the run isn't fun: Reporter's account of participating in the Krispy Kreme ChallengeExcerpt: If you see me, do not offer me a doughnut. I mean it. I'm OK if I never again smell that honey-glazed scent that wafts out of the Krispy Kreme store anytime in the near future.
Perdue: Look harder for cuts - News & ObserverGov. Beverly Perdue said this morning that she has asked administration officials to go back and find more programs to cut in the face of the $2 billion shortfall in the state budget.
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