4 NC counties are under alert, including Moore and Hoke counties.

Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case.

Fire extinguished outside Trump trial, person rushed away on a stretcher

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Consumer Reports surveyed more than 2,000 members who shared their experiences with pet insurance.

Is pet insurance worth the bark? Survey reveals middling results

Pet insurance

Authorities said that Clinton Tyreese Lewis, 22, of the 260 block of Waterdown Drive, may have worked with others in a string of robberies from cars that were left unsecured between May 2 and June 5.