North Carolina News

A man whose family was killed in their North Carolina home has pleaded guilty to drug charges that officials say led to the deaths of his wife and children.

Blasting is under way as crews try reopening Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line where a massive rock slide closed the road late last month.

Crews are hoping they can begin drilling rocks at the top of a massive rock slide on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line after rain delayed their progress over the weekend.

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North Carolina officials know some of the mountains of trash that are dumped daily could be useful to someone, if only interested parties could find each other.

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.

With the state's unemployment rate at 10.8 percent, it's little wonder residents remain pessimistic about the economy.

President Obama has nominated two North Carolina judges to vacant seats on the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond.

The president of the NAACP says too many North Carolina residents lack health insurance for people on Capitol Hill to delay passage of a health care overhaul bill until 2010.

North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan has withdrawn her support for a possible lifetime federal appointment for a state judge who ruled in favor of a company that includes Hagan's husband.

A North Carolina home daycare is closed while authorities investigate the death of an infant.

A higher sales tax means North Carolina consumers will get a larger break when they purchase energy-efficient appliances compared to a year ago.

Governor Bev Perdue has appointed Senator Tony Rand to head the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission.

A North Carolina insurance agent already accused of embezzling more than $168,000 from a 90-year-old woman and using the money for himself is facing additional indictments.

One of the state's leading seaport advocates, John LaCapra, is retiring as president of the Florida Ports Council at the end of the year.

The White House has nominated two North Carolina judges to fill seats on the nation's most conservative federal appeals court.

A North Carolina congressman dashing to catch a plane dumped his sport utility vehicle at the end of a row of properly parked cars at Charlotte's airport.

Louisiana ranked No. 25 in Site Selection magazine's Top Business Climates for 2009, down three slots from the previous year.

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.

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.