North Carolina

Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery last week.

Police have arrested a man in the shooting death of a 9-year-old New York boy visiting relatives in Wallace.

The North Carolina State Bar has filed a complaint against Durham County's former top prosecutor.

Two people drowned when their boat apparently capsized in a pond in east Charlotte.

Authorities say no one was injured after landing gear failed on a World War II plane trying to land at Charlotte Douglas Airport.

The Republican who wants to become North Carolina's governor is joining West Virginia's current governor and a swimsuit model to handle some of the honors ahead of Charlotte's big NASCAR race.

The final weeks of statewide general elections in North Carolina are usually marked by perceived shadowy third-party groups spending big money to soak the airwaves with television commercials and campaigns suing or threatening to sue over an ad that strikes a nerve.

The Republican who wants to become North Carolina's governor is joining West Virginia's current governor and a swimsuit model to handle some of the honors ahead of Charlotte's big NASCAR race.

Subtropical storm Beryl crept Sunday toward the Southeast U.S. coastline, threatening to churn up dangerous surf and drenching rains for a soggy close to the long Memorial Day weekend along beaches from northeast Florida to South Carolina.

Tropical Storm Beryl already was wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans on Sunday, sending shoreline campers packing to head inland and canceling some events in the southeastern U.S.