Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case

The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in an ongoing fight over the state's latest photo identification voting law.

Freedom riders’ 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina

Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina after they launched the first of the “freedom rides” to challenge Jim Crow laws had their convictions posthumously vacated Friday, more than seven decades later.

3 wounded in shooting at North Carolina mall food court

The shooting happened at Eastridge Mall west of Charlotte. Police on scene say three people -- two men and one woman -- were shot and taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

FBI warns businesses in Georgia, other Southern states of fraud scheme

The FBI is warning Georgia businesses about a scheme where scammers are using stolen credit card numbers to make large purchases by telephone.

Agents find 23 pounds of cocaine in North Carolina passenger's wheelchair

The 22-year-old man was returning to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic when officers found packages of a white, powdery substance concealed in an electric wheelchair.

NC suspect seen on video hurling Molotov cocktails at two churches; arrest announced

North Carolina authorities announced the arrest of a man allegedly depicted in surveillance footage hurling Molotov cocktails toward two churches over the Memorial Day weekend. 

Man who won $10M lottery prize sentenced to life in prison for murder

A North Carolina man who won a $10 million lottery prize will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend.

Panel recommends new names for Fort Bragg, 8 other Army bases

An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that now commemorate Confederate officers.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn loses primary battle after series of controversies

Rep. Madison Cawthorn was a rising star in the Republican party until he was involved in scandals. Cawthorn claimed he was invited to orgies where people snorted cocaine. He also was caught twice with guns at the airport.

2022 midterm elections: What to watch as 5 states hold primaries

Voters in several states will test former President Donald Trump’s sway again Tuesday — including Pennsylvania, where he’s endorsed celebrity Dr. Oz for U.S. Senate.

Birthday to remember: Responding firefighters end up serenading 93-year-old woman

Firefighters in Smithfield, North Carolina, sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to a 93-year-old woman after they were called to her home because of a cooking mishap on May 16.

Madison Cawthorn faces primary challengers amid controversies, gaffes

A series of unforced political and personal errors by GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn has brought the forces of big-name Republicans and traditional enemies to bear on his reelection bid in North Carolina.