North Carolina News

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that a parent advisory council at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro come up with the fundraising plan after last year's chocolate sale flopped.

A North Carolina pork producer has filed for bankruptcy after complaints from unpaid vendors and falling pork consumption tied to swine flu fears.

A new study examining the perception of pain and the effects of various mental training techniques has found that relatively short and simple mindfulness meditation training can have a significant positive effect on pain management.

Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

John Hood RALEIGH - The 2009 election cycle is a prime example of how political trends are sometimes hard to spot when they're approaching, hard to describe when they arrive, and hard to flag when they've run their course.

Two children have died in a house fire in northern North Carolina. Multiple media outlets reported that a 12-year-old girl and her 1-year old brother died in the fire Monday night in Henderson.

US authorities are investigating whether the Cleveland man who owned the home where several bodies were found is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan.

Health officials in North Carolina say two pregnant women were among five people who died of pandemic H1N1 flu or similar symptoms in one week.

Police are investigating the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found at a home in North Carolina.

That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.

Two winning candidates who participated in a North Carolina city's new voluntary public financing program say it helped them take their focus off money and put it on issues.

Multiple news outlets have reported that accused serial killer Anthony Edward Sowell may have spent time in eastern North Carolina in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

North Carolina officials said that Jennifer Hughes Puckett, a former insurance agent from Rockingham, appeared this week in Carthage at the Moore County District Court and pleaded guilty to 16 counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent.

An Israeli foam manufacturing company is investing more than $7 million to open a North Carolina facility and add 72 jobs.

Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand helped pass seemingly every significant piece of legislation Democrats have crowed about over the past decade - from the lottery to probation reforms and the annual budget.

The body of a 60-year-old man was found floating in a central North Carolina lake, and authorities do not think foul play was involved.

North Carolina has launched a Web site to help the state's bars, restaurants and hotels to kick the smoking habit for good.

A North Carolina judge facing misconduct charges and possible removal from the bench has resigned.

WASHINGTON - The list of decades-old grievances that Indian nations have lodged against the federal government is lengthy and a source of great acrimony.

Thailand's ailing 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej made a brief public appearance Monday, the second during his six-week hospitalization, easing concerns about his health that have shaken the public and the local stock market.