The NC Zoo humanely euthanized Ruthie, a chimpanzee at the zoo for nearly 40 years. The adorable chimp was silly, sassy, stubborn and a great aunt to younger chimps, officials said. She died of heart disease.
The Republican candidate in a disputed North Carolina congressional race says it was his decision to hire an operative who is now a person of interest in an investigation.
The state board of elections won’t meet until Jan. 11, but Republicans and Democrats are already fighting over what should happen in the event of a new election.
The UNC system Board of Governors rejected a recommendation Friday that UNC-Chapel Hill building a $5.3 million history center that also could house Silent Sam.
A plot to blow up Alamance County Detention Center in North Carolina was foiled this week when the mastermind accidentally mailed details to the wrong person, who alerted authorities to the plan.
Police in Spartanburg, South Carolina, pulled over a car, and an officer noticed “red flags” about a 13-year-old girl in the passenger seat, cops say. Police arrested a man for kidnapping the Raleigh girl.
The farm bill that Congress has sent to President Trump this week would make it legal to grow hemp in the United States, but that doesn’t mean you can plant some in your backyard this spring.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond rejected another federal permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The court said the US Forest Service permit needs more analysis, review and public comment.
North Carolina's governor has vetoed legislation implementing a voter photo identification mandate added to the state's constitution in a recent referendum.
A North Carolina sheriff's office says it has released 11 people from its jail in keeping with its new policy of no longer holding people in the jail for federal immigration officials.
Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan enacted last-minute limits on Democratic power Friday, with GOP governors in both Upper Midwest states signing laws protecting their priorities before leaving office in less than a month.
Authorities say the body of a 71-year-old North Carolina woman missing for at least two weeks has been found buried behind the home of a registered sex offender.
Authorities in North Carolina say a fifth-grade teacher who was also the daughter of baseball star Jim "Catfish" Hunter died after falling ill during a school fire drill.
Areas of the South Carolina Upstate and the majority of North Carolina could see significant snowfall this weekend — with some areas seeing a chance for up to 16 inches of snow. Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.
