State News

Police in Charlotte shoot, seriously injure robbery suspect
Police in Charlotte say they shot and seriously injured an armed robbery suspect after he opened fire on officers.

After Roe's demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments
Praise and lament for the overturning of abortion rights filled sacred spaces this weekend as clergy across the U.S. rearranged worship plans or rewrote sermons to provide their religious context -- and competing messages -- about the historic moment.

1-year-old child dies from gunshot wound in Charlotte
A 1-year-old child was killed and a 7-year-old child was injured by gunfire Saturday during a shooting in Charlotte.

Wilson County animal shelter workers trained as veterinary assistants
Wilson County animal enforcement officers have a new tool in their toolbox.

Fayetteville ranch welcomes dinosaurs back for a second season
After debuting last summer, the dinosaurs at Sweet Valley Ranch are ready to wake from their slumbers.

Fire crews taking on new strategy to fight still uncontained wildfire in Hyde County
More than a thousand acres of land in Hyde County are still burning today, five days after the Ferebee Road fire began.

NC legislators want 20-week abortion ban to be restored
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders asked Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein on Friday to act so a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy can be enforced in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning abortion protections.

Felon who shot at NC deputy gets 10 years in prison
A man who shot at a North Carolina sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to 10 years prison on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, prosecutors said.

NC doctor indicted in medical equipment scheme
A North Carolina doctor has been indicted in connection with a scheme that defrauded federal programs of more than $11 million, a U.S. attorney said.

NC woman gets nearly 6 years for supplying guns to gang
A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for trying to buy firearms on behalf of gang members who she helped sell drugs, according to a federal prosecutor.

Lisa Price, wife of NC Congressman David Price, dies at 82
Lisa Price, the wife of U.S. Rep. David Price and founder of an advocacy group that seeks to reduce gun violence, died Thursday. She was 82.

New Medicaid expansion pitch surfaces in N. Carolina House
North Carolina House Republicans pitched a plan Thursday that could authorize expanding Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults, which their leader argued would bring more certainty to ensuring rural hospitals and substance abusers get help.

'Victory:' Transgender people can correct sex on NC birth records without surgery
Transgender people born in North Carolina may now correct the sex designation on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery after a consent judgment issued by a federal court, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Thursday.

North Carolina sports betting legislation falters in House
Legislation that would have authorized sports betting across all of North Carolina fell apart late Wednesday as the House narrowly rejected a key measure amid warnings about the dangers of gambling from an unusual coalition of social conservatives and liberal Democrats.

Black man wrestled to ground, jailed after traffic stop
A Black man from Mississippi is appealing his conviction on charges stemming from a traffic stop in North Carolina in 2020 in which a white National Park Service officer forced him to the ground for not putting his hands behind his back to be frisked.

Elevator upgrade inside NC cottages close to final approval
A safety mandate to reduce or eliminate space between elevator doors and landing doors inside North Carolina vacation cottages or similar short-term rentals needs one more affirmative vote to receive final General Assembly approval.

North Carolina woman linked to fatal overdose charged
A North Carolina sheriff's office has accused a 21-year-old woman of providing drugs that led to a fatal overdose this spring.

NC sports gambling advances in House as session winds down
A late-session effort to authorize and regulate sports gambling in North Carolina pressed forward Tuesday in the state House, nearly a year after a measure that would make such betting lawful cleared the Senate.

North Carolina man pleads guilty in fatal kidnapping
A North Carolina man described by law enforcement as a serial killer linked to the deaths and disappearances of at least four women pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping resulting in death.