'Thug' remarks from the North Carolina Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn are out of step with the view of GOP voters.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper jumped out to an early lead over Republican Dan Forest in the governor's race and never relinquished it Tuesday, winning election to a second four-year term to lead North...

A Tuesday night dinner at a North Hills restaurant ended in accusations and a racial slur, and the Raleigh woman who uttered it says she would say it again.

Late Monday afternoon, Durham police identified the woman and man who died in a shooting outside a health clinic as Victoria Amanda St. Hillaire, 28, and Lequintin Ford, 33. They said it appears Ford...

The Triangle was ranked the No. 2 place in the country to live in an annual list from the U.S. News & World Report.

The state Division of Motor Vehicles says it won't issue or renew any more license plates depicting the Confederate flag.

Duke University announced Tuesday it will provide full tuition grants for undergraduate students admitted to Duke from North Carolina and South Carolina whose family incomes total $150,000 or less.

(CNN) -- The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina's public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing...

The Board listened for more than an hour opinions from parents on both sides of the debate and they are expected to vote on the issue at some point this evening.

Duke University employees will have until Oct. 1 to prove they have received the COVID-19 vaccine, or be terminated and ineligible to be rehired at Duke in the future.

North Carolina State University officials said only students who show coronavirus symptoms will be tested for the virus.

North Carolina Republican state legislators redrew the district lines for the state legislative seats this year. Opponents say they violate federal voting rights laws.

After a week of back-and-forth between North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and national Republican leaders about plans for the party nominating convention, Cooper on Tuesday wrote that the...

The city of Raleigh is mandating face masks for everyone starting on Friday at 5p.m. The new mandate would be enforced heavily through education and not law enforcement, according to Raleigh Mayor...

"This is essentially a murder mystery in the making for the scientific team to uncover," said Lindsay Zanno, the museum's head paleontologist.

Apple on Monday announced a new $1 billion-plus campus and engineering hub that will create thousands of high-paying jobs in the Triangle over the next five years.

A legal filing claims Donald Trump is ineligible to be president, and that allowing him to run in the GOP primary election would be unfair to North Carolina Republicans since if they vote for Trump...

Rocky Mount's city council has voted to remove a 103-year-old Confederate monument. While there is some debate within the community, most citizens agree the monument is a painful reminder.

Harry Styles and his team worked at a locally-owned gym in Raleigh before his concert on Tuesday night.

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said the city-wide curfew will not end until at least Monday. Baldwin said she regrets not having a curfew in place last Sunday, when protests over the death of George...

Protesters on Monday gathered in the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill to again voice their opposition to a Confederate statue. They carried banners, chanted and even briefly blocked Franklin Street. Just...

The Supreme Court's decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. However, North Carolina is not one of them.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against now Supreme Court associate justice Brett Kavanaugh, has been nominated for a UNC-Chapel Hill Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus award.

Major hospital systems across North Carolina, including Durham-based Duke University Health System and Chapel Hill-based UNC Health, announced Thursday that all staff and physicians must be vaccina...

A panel appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper called Wednesday for decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying arrests for such crimes disproportionately affect Black residents.

Scotty McCreery's music video, "This is It" debuted today featuring a guest star -- his new wife.

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a Hillsborough native who helped develop the COVID-19 vaccine, has been named one of Time magazine's Heroes of the Year.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported in Sparta, North Carolina and felt across the Triangle at around 8 a.m. This is the largest earthquake North Carolina has seen since 1916. That earthquake was...

Duke University announced Tuesday it would be requiring that all staff and faculty provide proof of a COVID-19 booster shot by Feb. 1 or 28 days after they are eligible.

A big announcement is expected Friday from the town of Garner, as sources tell WRAL News a new Amazon distribution center will be built on the property that was once home to the ConAgra plant.

The fair was scheduled to take place Oct. 15-25 in Raleigh. Despite the fair's cancelation, there will still be junior livestock shows and horse shows in October.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against now Supreme Court associate justice Brett Kavanaugh, has been nominated for a UNC-Chapel Hill Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus award.

Noting that North Carolina's coronavirus case count continues to rise, Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday that requiring people to wear masks in public to limit the spread of the virus is "absolutely in...

North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson said large parties may be to blame as undergraduate classes move to all-online.

Members of area high school football teams kneeled during the national anthem at football games on Friday night.

Gov. Roy Cooper hopes Republicans will deal on minimum wage increase, sweeter unemployment insurance benefits.

Students will be required to wear face masks in the classroom after the Johnston County Board of Education reversed course on Tuesday night.

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed two bills authored by GOP legislative leaders that would have prohibited the teaching of critical race theory in North Carolina public schools and would have increa...

Gov. Roy Cooper has again blocked a legislative effort to undo his pandemic-related closure orders, vetoing legislation that would have allowed gyms to reopen and bars to serve customers outdoors.

The city of Raleigh is mandating face masks for everyone starting on Friday at 5p.m. The new mandate would be enforced heavily through education and not law enforcement, according to Raleigh Mayor...

Wildlife officials hope an American black bear cub stuck in a tree outside UNC Rex Hospital on Tuesday will find his own way to a safer area once the sun sets.

Former NC State swimmer Kylee Alons is one of the 16 athletes suing the NCAA for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's events and share the same locker rooms.

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is facing a charge of driving with a revoked license.