North Carolina News

Officials are considering plans to close schools at North Carolina's three psychiatric hospitals and shift the responsibility of educating young patients through local school districts.

Megan Fox, Bar Refaeli and Adriana Lima were voted in the Top 10 of Maxim's 2009 Hot 100 list , and many guys would probably agree that's where they belong.

Reforms in the Beach Plan, designed to make the insurance program the policy of last resort rather than the first place coastal property owners seek out, cleared the House Insurance Committee on Tuesday.

COLUMBIA a ' Michael Dean Perry knows the day is coming when his good-natured, gap-toothed older brother nicknamed "The Fridge" will be back to his old, affable self.

Police officials in North Carolina say an officer is in stable condition after being shot during a call to a burglary in progress in Durham.

The military says four North Carolina National Guard soldiers have been killed in Iraq.

An international scam targeting U.S. state governments managed to rake in more than $3 million, including nearly $1 million from West Virginia, before it was caught, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Complaints about North Carolina laws that allow cities and towns to annex nearby property owners against their will are getting a further airing in the General Assembly.

A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the cumulative actions of thousands of common genetic variants.

States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services.In California, Gov.

An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss.

Federal prosecutors in North Carolina filed criminal fraud conspiracy charges against Beazer Homes USA on Wednesday, but they agreed to dismiss the case if the company complies with an agreement accepting responsibility for certain wrongdoing and pays millions to victims.

Scientists know that some cancers are triggered by viruses, which take over cellular systems and cause uncontrolled cell growth.

Forty-four coal ash storage sites near 26 communities have been targeted for inspection after federal officials identified the ponds as potential threats to nearby residents.

The state Senate avoided a showdown on the eve of the new fiscal year Tuesday by agreeing to the House version of a temporary spending plan to run North Carolina government while a final budget gets worked out.

NC Prevention Partners today announced that, as of July 6, 2009, all acute care hospitals in North Carolina will have passed 100% tobacco-free campus policies.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is releasing a guide to teach pregnant teenagers their legal options and rights.

AAA Carolinas says it expects fewer people in South Carolina and North Carolina to travel by road for the July 4 holiday, in part because of the economy, high unemployment and financial uncertainty.

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The N.C. Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to be careful as they enjoy the July 4th holiday.