The Festival for the Eno drew a crowd on Saturday, and the Durham community came together to have fun and care for the environment.
Customers at the State Fairgrounds flea market say high prices elsewhere are making them clamp down on their wallets. It's working out well for many vendors.
Last night’s severe storms downed power lines and caused neighborhoods in Chapel Hill to lose power. The storms also played havoc on scheduled firework shows.
Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms died early Friday morning at the age of 86. He will lie in state on Monday from 10 a.m. till 8 p.m. The funeral is Tuesday at 2 p.m.
More than 1,000 cyclists kicked off their July 4 weekend with a ride through central North Carolina. The event also raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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 FBI says the two men responsible for robbing a First Citizens Bank on Capital Blvd. Thursday are becoming more violent. The men are known as The Interstate Bandits.
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.
After several delays a new psychiatric hospital will finally be ready to house patients in mid-July. The $130 million Central Regional Hospital in Butner will replace two facilities.
"[Judges] need to get on the golf course an hour late in the afternoon," according to Sheriff Steve Bizzell, who blames the judges for overcrowding issues at the Johnston Co. courthouse.
A national teacher's group has honored Gov. Mike Easley for his record on education by presenting him with the "America's Greatest Education Governor's Award."
AAA says fewer drivers will hit the roads this Independence Day weekend, as with record-high gas prices, some have decided to take a cheaper route -- like state parks.
Two Democratic Party officials have been charged in a case involving kidnapping and sexual assault. Police say the arrested man locked another man in a dog cage for hours.
The three men accused of shooting four people over the weekend will make their first court appearance on Thursday. Two of the victims died; the other two were wounded.
A man was found shot Wednesday night in Robeson County. He later died from his injuries, and now the search is on to find who may be responsible.
The state's newest psychiatric hospital is set to open soon. Central Regional Hospital in Butner is scheduled to start operations in the next few weeks.
The Johnston County courthouse is sometimes so overcrowded that witnesses and even victims have had to wait outside the building until their case is called.
Catholics in North Carolina will now have a better chance to have their voices heard when it comes to public policy thanks to a new Web site that is now available.
Three new year-round schools will open this school year in Wake County. Teachers at Laurel Park Elementary spent Wednesday putting the finishing touches on their classes.
The investigation into why many family and friends were locked out of Fuquay-Varina High's graduation ceremony is over, and officials still don't know why the mishap happened.
Raleigh police have arrested three men in connection with the shooting of four people, two fatally, over the weekend at a home on Sunnybrook Road.
More than 1 million North Carolinians are expected to travel for the July 4 holiday, according to AAA. That's down 1.3 percent from last year and experts say record high gas prices are to blame.
Jamie Holder, 19, told the court Tuesday that he and another man tried to help Jakiem Wilson cover up the killing of his wife because they feared for their lives.
About 12,000 workers, or 7 percent of Starbucks' global work force, will be affected by the closings, which are expected to take place between late July and the middle of 2009.
Projects expected to open alongside the convention center in Raleigh are getting a kick start from city council. The board decided to give the developer an extension to submit plans for a 22-story tower.
Investigators say 38-year-old Eddie Vaughan, of Kittrell, was riding Monday night on Allison Cooper Road in Henderson when he lost control, crossed the center line and hit an oncoming car.
The State Board of Education worries that results of a new End-of-Grade reading exam for students in grades three through eight may lead to more student transfers.
The trips to France, Italy, Russia and Estonia in 2007 and 2008 were expensive -- costing nearly $280,000 -- but Gov. Mike Easley says they were vital to promote tourism.
The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Cole had 22 goals and 29 assists last season.