22+ hour, 23+ min ago   (121+ words) RALEIGH " A lottery player from Rockingham won a $1.4 million digital instant jackpot on Wednesday night while playing the Bison Bonanza game for 50 cents, N.C. Eduction Lottery officials said. The odds of winning the top jackpot in Bison Bonanza are 1 in 62 million....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (170+ words) CHARLOTTE " North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn't revoke commercial driver's licenses from immigrants who aren't qualified to hold them, the U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says 54% of North Carolina's commercial…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (109+ words) RALEIGH " North Carolina's new congressional map faces its second legal challenge. Republicans redrew the state's only competitive district last week to give themselves an extra seat in the U.S. Congress to help President Donald Trump keep GOP control in the 2026 midterm…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (170+ words) Are Californians and East Coast residents eyeing a move to your metro area? The number of homes on the market is well below pre-pandemic levels nationwide, and that scarcity is keeping home prices elevated even as sales have slowed in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (120+ words) CHARLOTTE " A jar of treasure hidden in the North Carolina mountains was found Saturday. A Rock Hill coin maker hid the gold coins with a vague description of their location nine days before they were found. He narrowed down the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (174+ words) CHARLOTTE " North Carolina's largest road race is back for its 17th year, bringing thousands of runners and numerous road closures in and around uptown. The race will start at Truist Field at 7:30 Sunday morning. Participants will proceed to Church Street and…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (72+ words) Four firefighters were hurt from battling an explosion around 1 p.m. Tuesday in Wilmington. An impaired driver hit a gas line on Bob King Drive, causing the explosion. and drove off, officials said. The driver is in custody. The blast sent debris…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) CHARLOTTE " The U.S. Marshals Service in the Western District of North Carolina has issued a warning about a scam involving fake arrest warrants. Officials said scammers are impersonating U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement officials to scam North Carolina residents. The scam…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (94+ words) BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. " A warship from the 1700s may have been found off the coast of North Carolina, according to the Charlotte Observer. Archaeologists said they were surveying the waterfront in eastern North Carolina when they came across pieces of a Spanish…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (241+ words) Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Wilmington, nearby cities, and nationwide,…...