Columbia News

Picture a fallow cornfield or shallow lake this time of year. Now picture them covered with large, white birds moving about as they feed.

North Carolina's largest law firm grew by three lawyers, one city and an unknown number of Palmetto state political connections last week when Winston-Salem-based Womble Carlyle merged with the boutique firm Hall & Bowers of Columbia.

Supporters of a constitutional amendment on May's ballot to ban gay marriage in North Carolina began their campaign in earnest Monday, saying the measure would protect marriage from those who want to expand what's lawful in the state.

Did you know that if not for the North Carolina Railroad coming through in 1854 there would be no Harrisburg? It is ironic that in 2012 the North Carolina Railroad is poised to demolish nine homes in the heart of historic Harrisburg.

North Carolina is making progress on plans that won the state a $400 million federal education grant, but still faces significant challenges as the Race to the Top program continues, according to a U.S. Department of Education report released Tuesday.