The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.

Pope Francis has had difficulty breathing, will be hospitalized

The man accused of hitting and killing an 11-year-old girl during the Raleigh Christmas Parade faced a judge Wednesday morning.

'Hailey would pray we all find happiness:' Father speaks after driver in deadly Christmas crash jailed

Driver in deadly Christmas Parade crash given $250,000 bond, sent to jail

North Carolina Republicans scrapped the state's long-lived pistol permit requirement Wednesday, aided by the absence of several Democrats, which gave Republicans the numbers they needed to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper's veto for the first time since Republicans lost their veto-proof super majorities in the 2018 elections.

North Carolina ends pistol permit system

A handful of key Democrats missed a gun bill vote in the NC House of Representatives Wednesday, leaving empty seats. Also pictured in the blue jacket: State Rep. Marvin Lucas, who attended the session despite having a broken leg, according to House Democratic Leader Robert Reives.

A TikTok video of an Amazon driver walking casually through a police standoff in Raleigh is going viral.

'Amazon don't play!' Driver delivers package amid Raleigh police standoff, goes viral 

The Raleigh arena that is home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and NC State's men's basketball team will remain PNC Arena for, at least, the next two years under a new agreement between the hockey team and the bank.

Name remains the same: Hurricanes extend naming rights agreement for PNC Arena

Committee mulls over propsoals to upgrade PNC Arena, give fans world-class experience

Robert “Bob” Ingram, one of the most important leaders in the North Carolina life science industry and a former CEO of GlaxoWellcome (now GSK), has died.

Robert ‘Bob’ Ingram, a pillar of Triangle’s life science industry, dies

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The North Carolina Board of Funeral Services is urging families who have recently experienced a death to exercise caution when dealing with insurance matters.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — The North Carolina Board of Funeral Services is urging families who have recently experienced a death to exercise caution when dealing with insurance matters.

A man is reported to be calling family members and telling them that they can collect on an insurance policy. All they have to do to collect is send a premium payment to a company based in Augusta, Ga.

The state Board of Funeral Services said calls like that are a scam.

State Funeral Board Warns Against Scam

A small town is rallying to save a beloved old house from destruction - a home that once belonged to the woman whose life and poetry was a love story to that very town.

Save Miss Belle's Bash: Fundraiser aims to raise $175,000 to save historic home from demolition

Community fights to save historic home in town of Cameron

The parents of Hailey Brooks, the 11-year-old girl who was killed by a runaway truck in the Raleigh Christmas Parade, speak after man charged with her death gets $250,000 bond.

'She would pray we all find happiness: Parents of girl killed in Christmas Parade share memories

Landen Glass, 20, faced a judge on Wednesday and was given a $250,000 bond before being taken away in handcuffs.

Erin Gannon has been teaching for 26 years. For the past couple of years, she's been teaching third grade at Davis Drive Elementary -- and she loves teaching kids that age.

Teacher of the Week: Erin Gannon

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Northwood High School senior forward Max Frazier has committed to attend and play basketball at Siena College. Siena is a Division I program in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference out of Albany, New York. The Saints have appeared in the NCAA basketball tournament six times.

Northwood senior F Max Frazier commits to Siena

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Kenan Parrish has reported an offer from Appalachian State University after taking a visit to Boone. Parrish is a 7-foot tall senior center at Northwood High School who helped lead the Chargers to the 3A state championship game. Northwood finished the season with a 28-3 overall record after falling to undefeated Central Cabarrus in the title game.