7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (641+ words) The Republican-led North Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill that would make it easier for residents to challenge other people’s votes and county boards to toss those ballots, alarming critics who say the law could cause post-election chaos. The…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) Laurie Buckhout won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Rep. Don Davis in the 1st District, which legislators redrew last year to be more GOP-friendly in the general election. Meanwhile,... Laurie Buckhout won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (139+ words) In North Carolina, former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley will face former Gov. Roy Cooper in November for an open Senate seat, NBC News projects. North Carolina Senate Primary Results 2026 Former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and former Republican…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (655+ words) The year was 1975. Newlyweds Dean and Denise Newsom Porch had just moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was quite a change for 21-year-old Denise, who was born and raised in the tiny town of Denton, North Carolina. “It’s a big…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (239+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured, authorities said. Winston-Salem police Capt. Kevin Burns said a 16-year-old…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (201+ words) GASTONIA, N.C. — The North Carolina house fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father and injured his mother has been ruled accidental but it’s still unclear what started it. A report released by Gaston County Emergency Management & Fire Services said the…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1893+ words) “How does this happen to a kid?” It’s the question the family of Dee Dee Dawkins has been asking since the 13-year-old’s body was found on July 28, 1992, in Brookford, North Carolina. And despite the case being more than 33 years old,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1551+ words) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The Friday night before Christmas would seem an inopportune time to schedule a political rally. Yet there was President Donald Trump, holding forth in eastern North Carolina for an hour and a half, touting his record and making…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) Police say 40-year-old Nigel Max Edge opened fire from a boat, killing three people and seriously injuring at least five others on Saturday night. He is expected to make his first court appearance today on multiple charges, including murder. Police…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (204+ words) Three people were killed and eight others were injured when someone on a boat opened fire on patrons of a waterfront eatery at a North Carolina marina on Saturday night, a city official said. The boat paused in front of…...