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Police say someone deliberately shot at a Durham police investigator who was driving in an umarked police car on Wednesday, and they're offering a reward for information that leads to…Click to Continue »

A coalition of groups launched an effort Wednesday that is designed to put a face on their case to expand Medicaid in North Carolina. Republican legislative leaders have declined to…Click to Continue »

The document's Article III, which covers the executive branch of state government, specifies one of the governor's duties as providing "information to (the) General Assembly." "The Governor shall from time…Click to Continue »

A day before the state’s new A through F school performance grades are released, the Wake County school system posted online Wednesday progress reports for each school that it says…Click to Continue »

Internet service providers, including those selling wireless connections, would be prohibited from slowing down or speeding up web traffic, under rules proposed Wednesday by a top U.S. regulator that would…Click to Continue »

North Carolina's health agency is advising people to vaccinate against measles, especially since 102 people from 14 states were diagnosed with the illness last month.Click to Continue »

A team of researchers led by one of North Carolina's most prolific inventors has created a new approach to attacking hard-to-reach tumors that includes a device made in part via…Click to Continue »

For the second time in a week, tens of thousands of gallons of sewage have spilled from a pipe that became clogged with a build-up of paper products, according to…Click to Continue »

When Attorney General Roy Cooper announced NC’s share of a multi-state settlement with Standard and Poor’s on Tuesday, he had some ideas about where the money ought to go: education…Click to Continue »

Gov. Pat McCrory recorded a two-minute talk that was played last month as Republican lawmakers met in private on education issues, and it's a likely preview of how he might…Click to Continue »