The North Carolina Highway Patrol is teaming up with other troopers across the country to keep drivers safe. It's all a part of Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort.

Hundreds gathered Friday morning for the annual Fourth of July event in Greensboro. And people were excited to see the community come together to celebrate America.

Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on Friday. He was 86.

The Fourth of July is a special day for many Americans. For Pfc. David Gordon, who is now 85 years old and a relic of a time that is slipping further into history, it means maybe even more.

During the past year, Sweetie's in Winston-Salem has sent hundreds of boxes of goodies to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The gifts haven’t gone unnoticed.

More people are opting for what are being called staycations – taking vacations nearer to home – due to increasing gas prices. That means many are hitting the water.

Construction on the new road signals that one day drivers will be able to start in Mount Airy in Surry County and end up at the beach in South Carolina a lot easier than now.

The robbery suppression unit in Greensboro usually has the time to delve deep in to cases. But with a lack of funding and a need for more manpower, that could soon change.

For some athletes, pushing their abilities to the extreme is a thrill. For one Archdale man, there will soon be a chance to put his abilities to the test in his first triple triathlon.

While there are many photos circulating of the recent flooding in the Midwest, some images of Findlay, Ohio have hit especially hard. That's why a local youth group went to help.

Over 65,000 people from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are expected in Davidson County this week for the 38th annual Southeastern Old Threshers Reunion.

If you’re looking for more than backyard barbecues and fireworks this Fourth of July you may want to head over to Old Salem to get a glimpse at what things were really like.

Law enforcement and prosecutors in Rockingham County hope to crack down on DWI offenses during August and plan to get blood alcohol levels in all suspected DWI cases.

The Greensboro Transit Authority increased bus fares 10 cents as of July 1. Officials say the increase will help offset the climbing gas prices.

Students who aren't academically ready to attend North Carolina A&T University will now have another option thanks to a new partnership with Guilford Technical Community College.

Officials with the Farm Service Agency hope to provide a finanical helping hand to North Carolina farmers struggling with the rising costs of fuel, fertilizer and other materials.

Thirteen cases of rabies have already hit Guilford County this year -- two last week alone -- and now health officials there are scrambling, trying to halt the spread of the disease.

Gov. Mike Easley's wife took a pair of overseas trips in the past two years to visit museums in Europe - trips that cost taxpayers $109,000.

MGL Asset Management Group, of Charlotte, has offered to buy the doughnut maker for about $7.25 a share, but some are questioning the legitimacy of the offer.

Latin Kings leader Jorge Cornell held a news conference Monday asking other gangs and their members to stop the violence, and some are on board with the plan.

The state's third largest city is larger with new annexations that went into effect Monday. Those residents will trade extra tax dollars for use of city services.

More than 150 kids from across the Triad will get to learn the ins and outs of football from some of the game's best players this week at the Boys Are Back football and education camp.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory says North Carolina should consider allowing offshore drilling as a way to meet its energy needs.

If you must renew your driver's license this year, you will be one of the first to receive your license in a new way. You will receive your license in the mail 20 days later so plan ahead!

The slain student body president at the UNC Chapel Hill likely raised her right arm to protect herself from a single shotgun blast that tore through her hand before striking her in the head, according to an autopsy report.

Keeping the cupboards and refrigerator full as the cost of groceries rises is forcing many to look for alternative ways to save. That's where the Angel Food Ministry comes in.

Greensboro police are looking for two men that robbed a local business at gunpoint. It happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday morning at the Wilco gas station.

Winston-Salem police are investigating two armed robberies. The first happened at Titi’s Convenience Store on Bruce Street just before 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Gov. Mike Easley is sending a rapid response team from the North Carolina Department of Commerce to assist workers at the Henredon-Drexel plant in High Point.