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NC Sheriff: 2 Deputies Killed, Suspect and 2 Others Dead

Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead...

North Carolina Proposes Smokable Hemp Ban as Demand Grows

North Carolina's House is considering a smokable hemp ban after it recently passed the state...

North Carolina Campus Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 4 Injured

The university has more than 26,500 students and 3,000 faculty and staff.

Does This Photograph Show Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc With a ‘Known Democrat,’ Proving a Hoax Conspiracy?

Eager conspiracy theorists wrenched a photograph of two former soccer teammates out of context, and...

Did North Carolina Admit to Targeting Black Voters with a ‘Voter ID’ Law?

Two academics brought to light the state's efforts to violate protections against "intentional discrimination."

Driver Opens Fire on North Carolina Trooper, Killing Him

Authorities didn't immediately release the names of the suspect or trooper.

Did N.C. Republican Candidate Russell Walker Say ‘God Is a Racist and a White Supremacist’?

Russell Walker, a Republican candidate for the North Carolina statehouse, has made no secret of...

North Carolina Restaurant Employee Arrested for Reportedly Tainting Cheese with Rat Poison

Ricky Lee Adami was charged with distributing food containing noxious or deleterious material.

Did a Huge Shark Wash Up on a North Carolina Beach?

An image purportedly showing a large shark on a Kitty Hawk beach is a composite...

Attempted Bomb Attack on a North Carolina Airport?

A thwarted bombing at Asheville Regional Airport did not receive much attention or coverage in...

Was a North Carolina Elections Official Indicted for ‘Rigging’ the 2016 Election?

Richard Robert Rawling has been charged over his alleged actions in the March 2016 primaries,...

Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue in North Carolina

A group of demonstrators used a rope to tear down a 1924 Confederate Soldiers Monument...