Truck tips over, spilling cases of wine on NC highway

The Winston-Salem Police Department in North Carolina had to shut down a stretch of highway for several hours to clean up the debris.

DNA links couple to 1991 cold case of abandoned infant remains, police say

A North Carolina couple has been charged after DNA evidence linked them to the remains of an infant abandoned in the trash in 1991, police said.

Brian Laundrie lookalike has hotel door kicked in by US Marshals, deputies in arrest attempt

“I said, ‘You might want to change your appearance for a while or this will continue to happen where you go,’” Graham County Sheriff Jerry Crisp told Severin Beckwith, the Brian Laundrie doppelgänger.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can keep affirmative action, judge rules

U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs ruled late Monday that the University of North Carolina has shown that it has a compelling reason to pursue a diverse student body and has demonstrated that measurable benefits come from that goal.

North Carolina university giving students 'wellness day' to address mental health

“I encourage every student to use this time to rest and to check in with each other during that day,” Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said in a statement Sunday.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. facing calls to resign over LGBTQ ‘filth’ remark

“There's no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling any child about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth,” North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said in a video posted by an advocacy group.

Man defrauded Amazon of nearly $300k in return scheme, DOJ says

Prosecutors said a 31-year-old North Carolina man ordered expensive products from Amazon and defrauded the company of nearly $300,000 in a return scheme.

Mama bear and cub enjoy slides at North Carolina playground

Fifth-grade teacher Betsie Stockslager recorded the video as the bears played at Isaac Dickson Elementary School.

Boy, 3, dies after 150 rounds fired into North Carolina home

A 3-year-old boy was killed after nearly 150 rounds were fired into a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Investigators say the suspects are high school students.

North Carolina high school shooting: 1 dead, suspect in custody

One student was killed Wednesday afternoon in a shooting at Mt. Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A suspect was later taken into custody after being at large for hours.