NORTH CAROLINA

The accident, which occurred Sunday morning at a Hardee's in the city of Wilson, is under investigation, according to police.

No other suspects in Ira Yarmolenko's murder have been identified.

A sport utility vehicle crashed into a North Carolina fast-food restaurant on Sunday, killing two sibling customers, police said. The Lincoln Aviator struck brothers Christopher Ruffin, 58, and Clay Ruffin, 62, both from Wilson, according to a police news release. Christopher Ruffin was pronounced dead at the scene, while his brother died at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.

Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass during the Carolina Panthers' 23-21 preseason-opening victory at the Washington Commanders to give him a highlight in the quarterback competition against Baker Mayfield.

Most young fans want nothing more than to meet baseball players at games. Not Vincent Stio.

The Honest Elections Project, a group that advocates for more restrictive voting laws, has helped push a legal theory — now at the Supreme Court — that could radically reshape federal elections.

Mega Millions players in North Carolina should check their tickets: Many won prizes but not the $1.33 billion jackpot.

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s real estate company has promised to pay more than than $82 million to creditors over an abandoned $800 million practice facility project in Rock Hill.

We revisit the topic of baby copperheads and whether or not their bites are more potent than those of an adult snake.

School resource officers will be responsible for handling the rifles.

A dozen 1970s-era barracks are set to be demolished at the Smoke Bomb Hill area, impacting a wide roster of units, including U.S. Special Operations Command.

It's unclear exactly how or why Charles Hew Crooks exited the plane 30 miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

The body of the co-pilot, 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, was found in a backyard in the town of Fuquay-Varina.

Three North Carolina sheriff's deputies were shot and wounded while trying to serve involuntary commitment papers on a person who then barricaded inside the home, authorities said. The Wayne County deputies had gone to serve the papers at the home south of Goldsboro on Monday morning when someone inside opened fire, wounding all three, county officials said in a tweet. One was being treated at a hospital in Goldsboro, while two were airlifted to a hospital in Greenville.

National Democrats have questioned the validity of the Green Party's signatures on a petition drive needed to get a spot on the state ballot.

The father of a North Carolina pilot, who died after exiting a plane during a mid-flight emergency, said his family is still trying to reckon with what led to

The co-pilot of a small cargo plane died Friday after falling from the aircraft in North Carolina before it made an emergency landing. Newsoutletsreport that the body of the co-pilot, 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, was found in a backyard in the town of Fuquay-Varina, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing at the airport Friday afternoon after reporting that one of the wheels had come off the landing gear.

Despite the big prize being won elsewhere, several locals took home big prizes in the drawing.

The body of a co-pilot who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing near Raleigh, North Carolina, has been recovered, police said.

"We don't know about how we've changed his life," one of the twins said, "but we know that he obviously changed ours."

Tens of thousands of people in North Carolina serving punishments for felony convictions but who aren't behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots.

Tens of thousands of people in North Carolina serving punishments for felony convictions but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots.

Virginia predicted to finish 4th in ACC Coastal with Virginia Tech at 5th.

Money raised benefits 540 Hawks Football Team.

The Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conferences are welcoming plenty of transfers bouncing between throughout their Southern-footprint leagues.

An entire police department has resigned in North Carolina after the hiring of a new town manager and suffering a 'hostile' and 'stressful' work environment.

The World Golf Hall of Fame is leaving Florida and returning to North Carolina.

The national park has turned to the public for help.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed a resolution in support of renaming Great Smoky Mountains National Park's highest peak.

The Cherokee Indians referred to the mountain as Kuwahi for hundreds of years, long before it was dubbed Clingmans Dome in 1859.

"The Office" star fled to a nearby concert arena. Police say no one was injured and a suspect was arrested.

The flagship school of North Carolina's university system announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with the journalist who ultimately shunned the school in an extended dispute over tenure and joined a historically Black university. David Boliek, chairman of the Board of Trustees at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones was for less than $75,000 and was approved by school Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, news outlets reported.

Raleigh Police DepartmentAllowing an extremely dangerous snake to escape from your house is one thing. Not reporting it for months as it slithered around a residential area is quite another.TikTok-famous snake handler Chris Gifford, 22, is asking for forgiveness in the wake of last summer’s snake scare in Raleigh, North Carolina. Residents lived in fear after authorities warned that a zebra cobra—a deadly species known for its venom-spitting used to blind prey—had been spotted on the loose, but

Virginia was named CNBC’s “Top State for Business” in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, and 2022 according to the Associated Press, but this year’s rankings left Virginia in third, a drop from the previous years of coming out on top.

The North Carolina state employee health plan will resume coverage of gender affirming treatments for transgender people, complying with a June federal court ruling that declared the refusal of coverage unconstitutional.

The Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday warned U.S. retail pharmacies that they risk violating civil rights law if they deny access to medication used in abortions under certain circumstances. The HHS Office for Civil Rights said pharmacies cannot deny access to prescription medication used for reproductive health-care on the basis of the customer's sex, pregnancy status and other protected groups under federal civil rights law. The medication can also be used to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, according to HHS guidance issued to the nation's 60,000 retail pharmacies. HHS also said pharmacies risk violating civil rights law if they refuse to fill a prescription for methotrexate to halt ectopic pregnancies. Federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination on the basis of current, past or intended pregnancy as well as medical conditions related to pregnancy, according to HHS.

Always a contender in CNBC's annual state competitiveness rankings, North Carolina finishes on top for the first time.

Did they keep the shell or put it back in the water?

South Carolina has been a popular state to move to in recent years. Here’s where people are coming from the most.

Delia Owens' debut novel, which has spent 166 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, was plucked from obscurity by Reese Witherspoon when the Hollywood star enthusiastically added the story of a Southern girl raising herself in the marshes of North Carolina to her Hello Sunshine Book Club. Now she's produced an adaptation of "Crawdads," one of the most eagerly-anticipated movies of the year. Owens and Witherspoon – two tomboys from the South who bonded almost immediately – talk with correspondent Lee Cowan.

Mike and Caroline Parrish built the Asheville, North Carolina, home — which you can rent out on Airbnb — to have views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

An arrest have been made following a deadly shooting at a church in Campbell County, earlier this week.

South Carolina lawmakers on Thursday opened the first hearing on legislative proposals that will determine how far the state’s abortion restrictions will go.

“I wonder what happened to the people on board.”

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is prompting efforts in liberal states to protect providers and patients who have traveled for a legal procedure.

The spotted lanternfly feeds on more than 100 species of plants, including hops, fruit trees and native trees.

Authorities said that 20-year-old Ky’Un Thompson was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of 18-year-old Kimora Johnson.

The man fired a gun to try stopping the attack, officials said.

The Shockwave was a staple at air shows and dragstrips nationwide, including in North Carolina. It offered rides to fighter pilots and, sometimes, to reporters.

With its even partisan split, its history of racist policies, and its stark urban-rural divide, the state has proved to be a microcosm of national conflicts before.

The case has both Democrats and some Republicans concerned about the future of our democracy.

The case has both Democrats and some Republicans concerned about the future of our democracy.

The National Hurricane Center warned of flash flooding along the Carolinas coast through Sunday morning.

At 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the remnants of Colin were located near latitude 35.2 North, longitude 77.0 West. The remnants are moving toward the northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h) and are expected to turn...

Tropical Storm Colin has brought rain and winds to parts of North and South Carolina, though the storm has weakened and conditions are expected to improve by Monday's July Fourth celebrations.

Abraham and his brother had never celebrated their birthdays before being adopted and moving to the U.S.

The case could diminish the power of state courts to order changes to rules for federal elections approved by state lawmakers.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a North Carolina case that could dramatically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted.

The justices will look next term at a case from North Carolina, where Republicans want to restore a redistricting map rejected by the state’s supreme court.

The justices have agreed to hear a case next term about how much power state legislatures have over how congressional and presidential elections are run. It could upend election laws across the U.S.

Joseph Johnson was last seen leaving Federal Point Yacht Club marina on Nov. 22 on his boat, police said.

Another fired worker said the mandatory meetings were becoming “cult-like,” according to the EEOC.

The Atlantic Coast Conference is going forward with a plan to change its football scheduling model, with the biggest change being the elimination of divisions.

“Alicia was more than a teammate she was also a personal friend to many of us and this loss is unimaginable.”

National runner-up North Carolina will play at Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 30.

North Carolina State University scientists are using satellite images to monitor the expansion of the state's swine waste lagoons.

After the repeal of Roe v. Wade, and trigger laws banning abortion in 13 states, the legality of covering employees’ costs traveling out of state will come into question.

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

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans.

A man is behind bars for his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run crash, according to Virginia State Police.

A man was arrested in North Carolina after police said he shot a man in Danville over the weekend.

Kentucky women’s basketball assistant Gail Goestenkors has retired from on-court coaching but will remain on coach Kyra Elzy’s staff until her replacement is hired.

More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as a heat wave settles over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.

Jin Young Ko never seems to stress.

Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall of Fame basketball coaching career at Duke.

Two Danville women lost their lives after a crash in Greensboro, North Carolina on U.S. 29 North, according to the Greensboro Police Department.

Typifying an Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship in which the unexpected has become the norm, eighth-seeded North Carolina shoved its way into the semifinals with a 10-0 rout of top-seeded Virginia Tech on Friday night.

Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even their second-round series.

When the organization collects $1,000 and then receive matching gifts from sponsors, they donate the money to a local group in need.

Rookie Seth Jarvis scored twice and Antti Raanta finished with 34 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.

It was a tragic scene at Cape Hatteras in North Carolina Tuesday morning after a house collapsed into the water.

For the first time, Grandfather Mountain will be hosting viewing nights of its synchronous fireflies in the summer of 2022.

The Hokies big man made the announcement via Twitter on Monday afternoon.

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows was reportedly registered to vote simultaneously in three states, including South Carolina.

A former Henry County sheriff’s deputy was arrested in connection to a strangulation that happened in the summer of 2021.

Clark earned an All-ACC honorable mention nod for the 2021-2022 season.

Authorities say a person was shot and wounded outside the North Carolina home of rapper DaBaby.

When Ted Budd won a surprise endorsement from former President Donald Trump last year, he was a little-known congressman running for a Senate seat in North Carolina against some of the state’s most recognizable Republicans, including a former governor.

Kansas’ comeback victory over North Carolina to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship was the most-viewed title game on cable television.

David McCormack’s late inside baskets to help Kansas surge past North Carolina in the NCAA championship game followed a Final Four trend.

Bill Self won his elusive second national title with a masterful second-half coaching job and a spicy dash of Remy Martin.

Kansas finished off the biggest comeback in national championship history Monday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a potential game-tying 3-pointer by Caleb Love at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory in the Superdome.

The No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks defeated No. 8 seed University of North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2022 Men’s Basketball Championship by a score of 72-69.

North Carolina has an effective inside/outside combo in Armando Bacot and Caleb Love.

Kansas coach Bill Self finds himself in the same spot that longtime North Carolina coach Dean Smith once did.

Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s remarkable career came to a sudden end Saturday night after Caleb Love made a key 3-pointer and three late free throws to lift archrival North Carolina to a thrill-a-minute 81-77 victory over the Blue Devils in the national semifinals showdown.

This year’s Final Four includes quite a collection of big-name programs — but this hasn’t been a particularly dominant group this season.

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year.

The Duke-North Carolina rivalry has been filled with future NBA stars and intense finishes through nearly 100 meetings in Mike Krzyzewski's Hall of Fame tenure with the Blue Devils.