North Carolina News

Taking time to appreciate the positive things that happen in your daily life can help boost your overall satisfaction and build resilience to cope with tough times, study findings show.

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's list of potential appointees to the federal judiciary include three candidates who could succeed a prosecutor whom she wants to stay on until the investigations of two fellow Democrats are complete.

Wile E. Coyote always led to laughs when he ran into the Roadrunner or Bugs Bunny.

Work is resuming at a Slim Jim snack factory in North Carolina five weeks after a gas explosion damaged half the building and killed three employees.

Federal investigators have issued subpoenas for communication between former North Carolina Gov.

The North Carolina Legislature soon will consider changing the law following a Fourth of July fireworks explosion on the Outer Banks that left four workers dead.

The Army has named a 47-year-old North Carolina native as the first female commandant of its only drill sergeants' school.

Seven North Carolina arts groups will receive federal stimulus money totaling $325,000 that will save nine full-time jobs, two part-time jobs and contracts for 19 artists.

Police searching for fugitive sex offenders, violent criminals and gang members made more than 35,000 arrests nationwide during an annual monthlong crackdown -- the most in the roundup's 5-year history and nearly double the number from last year -- authorities announced Thursday.

A new Spanish-language health site women launched as a part of the getfolic.com family.

Funeral arrangements are set for two of the four North Carolina National Guard soldiers killed in the unit's largest single combat loss since World War II.

A man shot his wife and stepson to death before fatally shooting himself at their trailer in eastern North Carolina, police said Wednesday.

People and media organizations that successfully sue North Carolina governments for public records would be more likely to recover their legal fees under legislation approved Wednesday by a House panel.

HEADLINES: _ House stalls vote on property annexation reform until lawmakers get cost estimate _ Youth employment, safety violation penalties would increase in bill approved by House _ Committee action would make it easier to recover legal fees after suing for open records _ Property tax deferrals on unsold homes gets final NC legislative approval ...

During this decade, legislators overhauled the ethics code for public officials, toughened lobbying laws and instituted new public-disclosure requirements.

Two NC legislators are competing in a milk-chugging contest for charity Wednesday.

Owners of arcade games and so-called ``sweepstakes'' machines asked lawmakers Tuesday to legalize video poker again in North Carolina, two years after the Legislature enacted a complete ban that since been threatened by legal challenges.

The South Carolina serial killer who terrorized a small community was well-known to authorities as a bully, so intimidating that a scared elderly man once refused to testify against him and extortion charges were thrown out.

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems: C.F. Sauer Co.

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