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Police in Burlington have accused a man of killing a dog while it was inside a parked car at his home because it wouldn't stop barking.Click to Continue »

Former North Carolina House member Stephen LaRoque has entered a guilty plea to a federal count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, averting a trial that was scheduled to…Click to Continue »

At a joint meeting Monday of the Wake County Board of Commissioners and the school board, leaders signaled additional revenue from a property-tax increase will likely be needed soon to…Click to Continue »

A local recruiting and staffing firm is laying off 319 of its employees that work on a contract basis in Durham for LED lighting company Cree.Click to Continue »

As UNC Board of Governors members convene this week to discuss the process to find the next UNC system president, an online petition is calling for the reinstatement of Tom…Click to Continue »

The Nor'easter is threatening the Northeast with heavy snow and powerful winds. Airlines were preparing to shut down operations, with thousands of flights cancelled.Click to Continue »

Attorney General Roy Cooper outlined the basics of what could become his economic development platform in his yet-unannounced run for governor in 2016 as keynote speaker at the Rocky Mount…Click to Continue »

Robert Levelle Williams was facing attempted murder and assault charges Monday after a weekend stabbing that Raleigh police classified as a domestic violence case.Click to Continue »

A man stabbed a woman over a $1.49 bag of jalapeno cheese chips in downtown Raleigh early Sunday, police charged in an arrest warrant, and was held on $250,000 on…Click to Continue »

Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski gets career win 1,000. Here's a look back at his career and voices from some of his past teams.Click to Continue »