Ashlan Earley, Age Now: 12, Missing: 03/05/2021. Missing From LEXINGTON, NC. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Davidson County Sheriff…
RALEIGH — In North Carolina politics, few issues are as contentious as education. For years, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led…
North Carolina health officials expect providers to inoculate people at rates reflective of the broader population. If 35% of the residents in a county are Black, 35% of the shots a hospital or health department administers should be given to Black people. Those that don’t comply risk losing their supply.
The N.C. Forest Service plans to conduct an 80-acre prescribed burn Tuesday, March 9, on Big Island. The goal of this burn is to reduce fuels …
RALEIGH — A Trump may be on the ballot next year — but not Donald Trump.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Despite closing for more than a month because of COVID-19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year on record last year.
North Carolina will get an initial 80,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine beginning Wednesday.
With 32 new nests discovered over the past 16 years, bald eagles are more common in western North Carolina than they have been in decades, pro…
North Carolina will release 3,500 state prisoners early over the next six months under a settlement in a lawsuit challenging prison conditions…
With an average daily death toll of over 3,000 Americans and 25,000 daily new infections, the COVID-19 pandemic has entered a new phase of acc…
Gov. Roy Cooper's latest executive order eases COVID-19 restrictions to allow for more people in bars and other indoor spaces.
Investigators believe an Alexander County couple wanted in the Jan. 14 murder of Hickory furniture plant employee Phelifia Marlow may still be in western North Carolina.
MIAMI — A convicted pimp who formerly lived in North Carolina and his alleged accomplice are in custody, accused of grooming an 18-year-old fr…
Have you seen them? Investigators believe an Alexander County couple wanted in the Jan. 14 murder of Hickory furniture plant employee Phelifia Marlow may still be in western North Carolina.
“The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship” by Deborah Willis; NYU Press (256 pages, $35) ——— It wasn’t just a war for freedom. It was a war for the future. Black soldiers during the Civil War weren’t just fighting for themselves. They were fighting for their children and all who came after. They were fighting for tomorrow. “The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual ...
"The Unwilling" by John Hart; St. Martin’s (384 pages, $27.99) ——— Engrossing — and effective — historical mysteries don’t have to take place during eras hundreds of years ago. Often, the most gripping historicals take place during our immediate past as John Hart demonstrates in “The Unwilling,” set in 1972 during the height of The Vietnam War. Hart’s seventh novel delivers an intense story ...
WILMINGTON — A tornado ripped through North Carolina's Brunswick County, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others in its trail of …
Majorities of N.C. residents favor marijuana legalization and approve of President Joe Biden's job performance.
RALEIGH – On Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. outlined a t…
North Carolina released a joint statement on Tuesday from its men's basketball players and managers apologizing for breaking COVID-19 protocol Saturday night after the Tar Heels' 91-87 win at Duke: "Saturday night, a number of players and managers — not just the ones shown on the video that was seen — got together to celebrate our win at Duke. Our intention was to celebrate privately within ...
North Carolina players apologized Tuesday for not following school and athletic department COVID-19 guidelines during a celebratory gathering …
HIGH POINT – A new High Point University Poll finds adults in North Carolina give President Joe Biden a job approval rating of 51% with appro…
RALEIGH — The COVID-19 crisis has brought death, economic destruction and wrenching social change. As a combination of post-illness immunity a…
Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday he supports offering North Carolinians 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits and raising the weekly maximum be…