Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that ...
Edwards reactivates law license, speaking at event
Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time ...
Man sentenced in plot against terror witnesses
A North Carolina man was sentenced Friday to four life terms for plotting to behead federal witnesses whose testimony helped convict him for his role ...
Correction: Ammunition Frenzy story
In some versions of a story April 4 and 5 about ammunition sales, The Associated Press erroneously attributed the comment, "This is legitimate gun ...

Confederate flag at old NC Capitol coming down
A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down ...

NC scraps proposed pink-striped license for some
North Carolina said Thursday it is abandoning its plan to issue pink-striped driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants, beset by mounting ...

Feds bust up $100M NC crop insurance fraud ring
Federal investigators have unraveled a massive scheme among dozens of insurance agents, claims adjusters, brokers and farmers in eastern North ...

In artist's show, creation merges with destruction
It took Ryan Travis Christian four days to fill the paper sheet stretching 6½-by-30 feet and push-pinned to the white museum wall. Spreading charcoal ...
Pink stripe on NC illegal immigrant licenses eyed
A new North Carolina driver's license set to be issued to some illegal immigrants has a bright pink stripe and the bold words "NO LAWFUL STATUS," ...
Former NC State coach Lowe arrested on tax charges
Former North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe was arrested Monday and charged with failing to file his North Carolina state income taxes ...

Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US
Gun advocates — some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip — have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against ...

Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools
In choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and ...

NC governor signs pardons for Wilmington 10
Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue issued pardons Monday to the Wilmington 10, a group wrongly convicted 40 years ago in a notorious Civil ...

Schools eye plans, calm parents after Conn. attack
The mass killing inside a Connecticut elementary school has educators across the country reviewing their security measures, reassuring parents and ...

Bar code's co-inventor N. Joseph Woodland dies, 91
Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector ...
NC inmates allege they were abused with hot sauce
Prison officials in North Carolina are calling for a criminal investigation after inmates alleged correctional officers forced them to rub habanero ...
Duke Energy CEO to leave in NC merger settlement
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers will step down as head of the largest U.S. electric utility by the end of 2013 as part of a settlement with the North ...
NC State fires O'Brien after 6 seasons
North Carolina State coach Tom O'Brien entered the season with hopes of contending for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Instead, his ...