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Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic. Complete Story...
A middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money.
Rebounding stock markets helped boost returns for North Carolina's public employee pension funds during the third quarter.
North Carolina fails to provide enough or consistent oversight to ensure hundreds of millions of dollars disbursed to nonprofits annually from state agencies are used appropriately, a legislative watchdog agency said Monday.
North Carolina officials say they have identified a Civil War shipwreck that burned at sea more than 145 years ago.
A legislative report says North Carolina's program to clean leaking gasoline and oil from commercial underground storage tanks won't finish for another 25 years at the current rate.
Ryan Houston ran for a career-high 164 yards and Jheranie Boyd scored the clinching touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to help North Carolina beat Duke 19-6 on Saturday.
North Carolina starting tailback Shaun Draughn hurt his left shoulder on his first carry against Duke and is out of the game.
North Carolina's highest court ruled Friday that three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania under a decade-old settlement.
For years, everything Duke and North Carolina achieved — the conference championships, Final Four trips and national titles — has been connected in a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship.
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.
The target sits squarely on the backs of the Kansas Jayhawks. They are the consensus preseason pick as the No. 1 team in college basketball for 2009-10. If there is a publication or poll that has selected another No. 1, it has been done quietly and without much thought.
North Carolina regulators have denied a request by environmental groups to revoke Duke Energy Corp.'s permit for coal-fired generators at its new power plant in the western part of the state.
North Carolina businesses will pay nearly 10 percent less next year for workers' compensation insurance under an agreement between the insurance industry and state regulators.
Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.
North Carolina lawmakers returned Tuesday to resume conversations on overhauling the state's tax system as soon as next spring after House and Senate Democrats couldn't agree on a plan before the Legislature adjourned in August.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has sided with the state treasurer's office in a public records lawsuit that accused officials of withholding documents about the state's pension fund.
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.
Shortly before 5 a.m. on March 24, Janet Greene's phone rang in her North Carolina home. A light sleeper, she grabbed it on the first ring, knowing it was likely to be from Royal Smith Jr., a commercial fisherman who had two sons with her daughter, Stacy.
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.
Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play and North Carolina stopped No. 14 Virginia Tech all night in a 20-17 victory on Thursday night.
Financial technology company Fiserv Inc. plans to open a new location in North Carolina and add more than 400 jobs.
Many college graduates are passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas. Their moves are fueling a resurgence of brainiacs in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas.
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.
North Carolina Students Sweep Regional Finals of Nation's Premier High School Science Competition for Research in Biochemistry and Computer ScienceRegional Winners for 2009 Siemens Competition Announced at Georgia Institute of Technology; Will Move on to National Finals and a Chance at $100,000 Lanair Lett Wins Top Individual Prize; Neil Shah and Katie Shpanskaya Win Top Team Prize
Police: 4 shot dead in N.C. parking lotFour men were killed in a shooting at a northwestern North Carolina television store on Sunday, and authorities said they were looking for a suspect who might be armed with an assault rifle.
PepsiCo Loses $1.26 BILLION Lawsuit After Failing To Show Up For Trialthe lawsuit sat in North Carolina for months and months. Finally, in the face of PepsiCo's silence, a default judgment was entered, and a damages award tallying $1.26 billion (yes, $1.26 billion) was entered on Sept. 30.
3 Months for I-40 Rock Slide Cleanup 'Unrealistic'"State transportation officials [in North Carolina] warned Tuesday that work clearing Interstate 40 after the most destructive rock slide in more than a decade could take longer than first expected."
Cleanup of Rock Slide on Interstate 40 in NC Will Take Weeks"It could take up to three months to completely clear debris on Interstate 40 after a rock slide early Sunday morning," October 25, 2009.
A Halloween Book Burning: Only God's Word Will SurviveCome to our Halloween book burning. We are burning Satan's bibles like the NIV, RSV, NKJV, TLB, NASB, NEV, NRSV, ASV, NWT, Good News for Modern Man, The Evidence Bible, The Message Bible, The Green Bible, ect.
Driver's licenses scanned in search for fugitivesRALEIGH, N.C. - In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes.
Senate 2010: Most endangered seatsThe 2010 Senate landscape is almost evenly split down the middle: Republicans will be defending 18 seats, while the Democrats will be defending 19 seats, including the January special election in Massachusetts.
Should We Pay for Health Insurance by the Pound? -- Politics DailyBig Brother or smart policy? If North Carolina has its way, state employees will pay more for health insurance if they are obese. Smokers were already slated for an increase next year.
Small plane crashes in WilsonI wonder what the NTSB will conclude after their investigation (besides pilot error...)
Small Plane Makes an Emergency Landing in Laurel County, KentuckyA plane landed on a highway median in Laurel County, Kentucky on October 7, 2009.
Domestic violence as pre-existing condition? 8 states still allow itEight states and the District of Columbia don't have laws that specifically bar insurance companies from using domestic violence as a pre-existing condition to deny health coverage, according to a study from the National Women's Law Center.
Two parents charged in shooting death of childA tragedy, yes, but the child's guardians (parents) are rightfully being held accountable.
2-year-old killed in 'accidental' shootingThis would not have happened had the gun owner taken care to keep guns out of kids' hands.
Flu Vaccines Mandatory For Staff In North Carolina HospitalWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is requiring all faculty, staff, students, post-doctoral trainees and volunteers to be vaccinated for the flu as part of a new policy announced Thursday.
Fatal Shark Attack in North CarolinaBy Cindy Clayton Patrick Wilson The Virginian-Pilot © September 18, 2009 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C.
WWII Ship Sunk by U-Boat Discovered/PhotographedBy Catherine Kozak The Virginian-Pilot © September 10, 2009 NEWPORT NEWS A World War II Navy patrol boat, untouched off the coast of Hatteras since it was sunk by a German sub in 1942, has been discovered, NOAA said.
Yes our LA good girl gone bad that we watched grow up through the eyes of the paparazzi. One that grew into a woman of controversy and sloppy lip sync-hing performances has shown her vocal talent once again. She always could dance and perform well and even sing live as a teen.
US Marine Corps 'Knowingly Poisoned Their Own People and Then Lied About It'Partain had no idea men could get breast cancer. But he thinks he knows what caused his: contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he was born.
Seattle voters weigh in on grocery bag feeVoters in eco-conscious Seattle were deciding Tuesday whether to pay a 20-cent fee for every paper or plastic bag they get from supermarkets, drug stores and convenience stores.
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.
John Edwards finally admits baby is hisJohn Edwards is not admitting the baby just to be a noble guy. He is currently involved in an ongoing criminal investigation into whether his campaign illegally paid the mother of the child, campaign videographer Rielle Hunter, to keep quiet about their affair.
Briton in Iraqi custody after contractor killingsIraqi authorities arrested a British contractor on murder charges over the shooting deaths early Sunday of a British and an Australian contractor in Baghdad's protected Green Zone.
GOP aide e-mailed video critical of health care reform 'rife with gross, cruel distortions' and images of German SS officers at AuschwitzTwo articles: Aide sent video 'rife with ... cruel distortions'
North Carolina terrorism suspects to be held A federal judge is keeping six North Carolina residents accused of promoting holy war overseas behind bars.
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