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The manhunt continues for an inmate who reportedly escaped through a ventilation system at a North Carolina jail last week.

Aziaha James scores 25, No. 20 N.C. State women beat Virginia Tech 85-57

North Carolina reached its Medicaid expansion enrollment goal of 600,000 people just over a year since the program rolled out.

The chief operating officer for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency is no longer working in the position as of Wednesday.

The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has completed its override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that addresses both private school scholarship grants and immigration.

Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of shooting at least eight vehicles on a busy North Carolina highway as well as several area homes in recent days, in attacks that wounded a motorist.

North Carolina elections officials say that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state.

North Carolina legislators have approved an initial $273 million relief package to help address Hurricane Helene’s devastation and recovery in the mountains.

The Republican Party has sued North Carolina’s elections board to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from showing a digital identification to comply with a photo ID law.

Newly released reports from North Carolina's public university system to prove compliance with a new systemwide diversity policy show several DEI position cuts and reassignments were made.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it is reserving $370 million in advertising to run between Labor Day and Election Day.

Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state's Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched.

President Joe Biden is working to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with ex-President Donald Trump.

A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.

A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relations with American Indian tribes is accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment.

Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action.

A federal judge has ruled that some of North Carolina government’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful.

Japan's governing party has lost all three seats being contested in parliamentary by-elections Sunday.

Planned Parenthood affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina for the 2024 election.

Defenses around the NHL playoffs have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington being down to minor leaguers to fill its many voids.

Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored 9 seconds apart late in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes complete a comeback from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 5-3.

Stefan Noesen grabbed a loose puck atop the crease and pushed it past Semyon Varlamov early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 3-1 to open their NHL playoff series.

President Joe Biden has nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning the party contests in Wyoming and Alaska.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is cementing economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina by visiting the Tar Heel state after a few days in Washington focused on global security issues.

The NCAA changed one of the officials at the half of the Chattanooga-N.

Kitley is just the third player in league history to earn the honor three straight seasons. Georgia Amoore earns All-ACC First team honors.

Dozens of Republicans are competing for five of North Carolina's 14 congressional seats on Super Tuesday.

#16 Virginia Tech women beat #3 NC State, sweep series

Hunter Cattoor scored 19 points, Sean Pedulla had 13 points and eight assists.

President Biden is slated to deliver remarks on the economy at 2:15 p.m. in Raleigh, North Carolina.

President Joe Biden has unveiled $82 million for North Carolina to help connect an additional 16,000 households and businesses to high-speed internet.

NC State, 3-0 in the ACC for the first time since the 2012-13 season, got 14 points, six rebounds and three assists from DJ Horne.

Asia Boone had 17 points, Emma Hess 15 points and Bella Smuda 14 points and 15 rebounds for Liberty.

UConn guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the season with a noncontact knee injury she sustained last week during practice.

Saniya Rivers had a career-best 33 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists to help North Carolina State stun second-ranked Connecticut 92-81 on Sunday, earning the program’s first win against the Huskies in more than a quarter-century.

More elevator riders in North Carolina soon won't see the eyes of the state labor commissioner staring back at them.

A federal judge blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues.

A sliver of heat brings highs back into the 90s for southwest and central Virginia this weekend

The Weather Authority Alert Day issued for Tuesday, August 15, has been lifted.

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed top center Sebastian Aho to an eight-year contract extension worth $78 million.

State investigators were on site at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters.

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed veteran defenseman Marc Staal to a $1.1 million contract for next season.

Short contracts with some including performance bonuses were popular early in NHL free agency.

A prosecutor says she won’t seek charges against police in North Carolina’s capital city whose officers repeatedly used stun guns on a man who subsequently died.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers are playing in the longest game in each franchise's history to open their Eastern Conference final.

Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to homer from both sides of the plate at Fenway Park, and George Kirby pitched the Seattle Mariners past the Boston Red Sox 10-1.

The Carolina Hurricanes keep finding the back of the net despite losing multiple talented goal scorers to injury.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say there is agreement within their chambers on backing a measure that would prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after roughly the first trimester of pregnancy.

The parents of Hailey Brooks, the 11-year-old killed in a crash at a 2022 Raleigh Christmas Parade, have filed a civil lawsuit against Landen Glass of Goode, and parade organizers, according to WRAL.

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour and New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert were both irked by non-calls late in the Hurricanes 4-3 overtime win in Game 2 of that first-round playoff series.

Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and buried it past Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lilft the Carolina Hurricanes past the New York Islanders 4-3.

The driver of the pickup truck that killed an 11-year-old girl at a Christmas parade in Raleigh, North Carolina has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to WRAL.

An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina has reached the cusp of final legislative approval following a state House vote.

The North Carolina Supreme Court is hearing arguments again in a redistricting case it ruled on only three months ago.

Lawmakers and voters in North Carolina have rejected past efforts to remove from the state constitution an unenforceable literacy test requirement that had been used to disenfranchise Black voters during the Jim Crow era.

Martin Necas had a goal and two assists to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Saturday night in their first NHL Stadium Series outdoor game.

The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Washington Capitals in Saturday's night's Stadium Series outdoor game.

The family of a Black man who died after police officers in North Carolina repeatedly used stun guns on him is calling for officials to fire and charge the officers involved.

North Carolina's attorney general won’t defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being challenged in a federal lawsuit.

Police in North Carolina have released body and dashboard camera footage that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him.

Virginia's leading scorer Mir McLean was taken off the court on a stretcher after an apparent leg injury.

A Danville man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after killing a North Carolina man in 2020, according to NBC affiliate WRAL.

A historically Black university in North Carolina says it has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice seeking a review of a search of a bus carrying students during a traffic stop in South Carolina last month.

Police say a vehicle towing a float for a holiday parade in North Carolina crashed, killing a girl participating in the event.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this weekend.

First-year quarterback MJ Morris threw for three second-half touchdowns to help No. 24 North Carolina State rally from 18 down in the third quarter to beat Virginia Tech 22-21 on Thursday night.

Both Virginia Tech and NC State were coming off their respective bye weeks feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to get back in the win column in this ACC primetime matchup. The focus is on being present in the moment.

The wife of an off-duty police officer killed in a North Carolina mass shooting has recalled how she tried to save him after he was shot.

The parents of a 15-year-old boy accused of killing five people in a North Carolina shooting rampage released a statement saying they are “overcome with grief” over the deaths.

North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary is out for the season.

Police say a 15-year-old boy turned the gently curving streets of a Raleigh neighborhood and nearby greenway into a killing zone.

Callers who dialed 911 during a fatal North Carolina shooting rampage described encountering bodies on the streets of their North Carolina neighborhood and along a trail popular with runners and bikers.

The mass shooting in North Carolina's capital city occurred during a moment of late afternoon rituals along a neighborhood's quiet streets and on a popular walking trail.

Police say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot five people in an attack that stretched from the streets of a Raleigh neighborhood to a nearby walking trail.

Police in North Carolina say that the suspect who killed five people in a shooting was a juvenile male.

Police in North Carolina say that the suspect who killed five people in a shooting was a juvenile male.

Cal Raleigh hit a game-winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners ended the longest playoff drought in baseball with a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

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.

Cross becomes the first Hokies hitter to be drafted in the first round since Franklin Stubbs in 1982.

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.

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.

Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals while Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Kayla Jones scored 18 points to help top-seeded North Carolina State beat Kansas State 89-57 in Monday’s second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16.

Ethan Bear scored the game’s first goal with 5:40 left and Sebastian Aho added an empty-netter to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Thursday night.

The Hokies rattled off a late 11-0 run to pull within two points of the lead in the fourth quarter.

This was the first time the Wolfpack defeated the Cavaliers in Raleigh since February of 2009.

Tony DeAngelo had a goal and two assists against his former team as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 6-3.

Virginia Tech edged NC State 62-59 for its second ACC win.

Jenna Staiti had 21 points and 11 rebounds while coming up with a critical defensive stop in the final seconds of overtime to help No. 17 Georgia beat No. 2 North Carolina State 82-80.

North Carolina’s highest court has delayed the state’s planned March 8 primary until May so state courts can review lawsuits claiming illegal gerrymandering.

Devin Leary threw two touchdown passes in a 26-second span, with No. 24 North Carolina State recovering an onside kick in between, to stun North Carolina 34-30 on Friday night and remain alive in the ACC Atlantic Division title chase.

Grammy-winning bluegrass musician Billy Strings won entertainer of the year at the genre’s top awards show, a major feat for the 28-year-old guitarist who beat out veteran performers.

For about 45 minutes late Saturday afternoon, college football was on overload.

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A song heard at every Donald Trump campaign rally was briefly played at the end of a North Carolina event featuring President Joe Biden.