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Golden LEAF Foundation, the North Carolina group funded with national tobacco settlement money, is reserving $50 million as an incentive to help lure an auto manufacturing plant in the state.Click to Continue »

Shots were fired at the University of South Carolina's new school of public health, according to a tweet by Carolina Alert. SLED, the state law enforcement bureau, is investigating a…Click to Continue »

When it comes to predicting an early spring, sometimes the chances for getting it right come down to a toss-up.Click to Continue »

Drug investigations by Raleigh police and Wake County sheriff's deputies led to marijuana trafficking charges against four people Wednesday.Click to Continue »

The 15-point scale used for the first year of the state’s new A through F school performance grades resulted in a majority of Wake County schools getting an A or…Click to Continue »

The majority of Durham schools received C, D or F letter grades from the state based on last year’s performance, according to data announced Thursday.Click to Continue »

The first performance grades for North Carolina public schools were released Thursday and show a strong correlation between grades and wealth. Under a new A to F grading system, schools…Click to Continue »

The woman charged with hitting a motorcycle at more than 100 mph last month, killing a Cary man, never applied the brakes in her car, Raleigh police said in a…Click to Continue »

Police in Raleigh have asked the public to help them find a bank robber who held up a State Employees Credit Union branch last month.Click to Continue »

A 32-year-old woman died in a truck-motorcycle crash on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh on Wednesday afternoon, and a 38-year-old man was charged with death by motor vehicle and two…Click to Continue »