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A 7-year-old Kannapolis girl was fatally shot by her sibling who picked up an unsecured gun Thursday morning in what police called an accident. The gun belonged to their mother’s boyfriend.

North Carolina released a list of names of the 104 people whose deaths were officially linked to Helene. We set out to document their lives.

Power forward from Atlanta, rated No. 6 nationally by ESPN, picked UNC over Kentucky as Tar Heels add to class of 2025.

Around the time this happened, political science professor Andrew Reynolds argued in the News & Observer that gerrymandering and a Republican supermajority in the state at the time meant that North Carolina could no longer be classified as a democracy.

Dozens of North Carolinians convicted of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol four years ago could be pardoned when President-elect Trump takes office Monday. Why it matters: More than 50 current or past North Carolinians have been charged in connection with the Jan.

Gov. Josh Stein called President Donald Trump's visit to North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 24, "very good news for the people of Western North Carolina."

A contentious legal battle over whether to seat one of its own members threatens not only the future of the court's ideological balance, but its role in the public sphere

Anisa Khalifa: And eight years ago, he got the opportunity to be a diplomat bridging North Carolina and the country he once called home. Although they aren’t typically paid, honorary consuls are real diplomats who promote things like tourism, cultural exchanges, and economic investment… and you don't need to be a Japanese citizen to apply.

Instead of the federal government, President Donald Trump said states should be responsible for distributing disaster relief.

A settlement has been reached by North Carolina's Insurance Department and the industry that sells homeowner policies.

North Carolina is home to two of the nation’s most affordable places to retire, a new report finds. Winston-Salem ranks No. 6 and Greensboro is No. 10 on a list of cities offering favorable living conditions and lower costs for older adults, according to results published Jan. 4.