Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods, so purchasing separate flood insurance is crucial in North Carolina, especially in high-risk areas.

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods: How to protect your home in North Carolina

Princeville residents weigh options after Hurricane Matthew

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

Maj. Gen. William E. Ingram, Jr., adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard; Bryan E. Beatty, secretary of the state  Department of Crime Control and Public Safety; and Shawne M. Johnson, president of the North Carolina National Guard Association cut a National Guard birthday cake at the Military Center in Raleigh on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. (NGNC PAO Photo by Spec. Desmond Marks) 

N.C. National Guard 371st Birthday