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ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old Marine who went AWOL earlier this month has been charged with murder in the death of his grandmother in North Carolina. Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp says 74-year-old Sally Evans' body was found Friday near Roanoke Rapids. He did ...

PRINCETON, N.C. (AP) — Investigators say a man in North Carolina has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after a shootout with a deputy. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says 38-year-old Lemont Turrentine was one of four suspects who ran from a deputy checking on a burglary call early ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Efforts to unravel the mysterious fate of North Carolina's fabled Lost Colony could benefit after a land trust bought a coastal property where ... For the first time, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust borrowed money to buy land, paying more than $5 million for 1,000 acres. Eventually ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Advocacy groups and Democratic voters in North Carolina say partisan bias within congressional districts Republicans drew are so deliberate and obvious the U.S. Supreme Court should rule the lines unconstitutional. Common Cause, the League of Women Voters and others said ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general has announced a settlement with a dentist over fraudulent claims sent to the state Medicaid program. Attorney General Josh Stein said Friday a settlement was reached with Dr. Carlos J. Privette under which he will pay the program $470,000 in ...

“Burke County Public Schools was excited to welcome North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to Liberty Middle School and North Liberty School on Tuesday, April 24,” said BCPS Superintendent Larry Putnam. “Gov. Cooper got a glimpse of how Burke County Public Schools is igniting learning for a brighter ...

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Kansas State's Barry Brown (5) is congratulated by coaching staff as he leaves the floor during the second half of the team's first-round game against Creighton in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone). Bob Leverone. Underdog ...

A recent CDC report showed a 31 percent increase in emergency department visits for suspected opioid overdoses in North Carolina from July 2016 ... North Carolina also is home to four of the top 20 cities in the United States for opioid abuse, according to a Castlight Health report released last year.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities say 76 people have been arrested in eight southeastern states on charges of child pornography or otherwise ... The task force included investigators in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

North Carolina aims for Sweet 16 return against Texas A&M ... Gilder (3) celebrates during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. ... Second round, West Region; Charlotte, North Carolina; 5:15 p.m. EDT on Sunday.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Drivers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia may notice convoys of military vehicles on Interstate 95 and other highways ... On Sunday, the North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard said it will be transporting Abrams Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Fort Pickett, ...

Lipscomb's Eli Pepper, left, blocks a shot by North Carolina's Luke Maye, right, during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone). Bob Leverone. Defending champ North Carolina opens up, tops ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The owner of Bi-Lo and Harveys grocery stores is closing 30 underperforming stores in the Carolinas, including the Morganton location. Media outlets reported that Southeastern Grocers said Thursday it will closed 19 stores in South Carolina and 11 in North Carolina.