Earl threatens East Coast with a pounding BUXTON (AP) — The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in
Death penalty foes raise lab issues RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s criminal prosecutions are so tainted by racial bias and scientific fraud that the state should consider eliminating the death penalty,
Court: ‘Life’ inmates to continue sentences RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina inmates given life terms under a quirky law more than 30 years ago should continue serving their sentences, North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Scathing crime lab report puts pressure on AG RALEIGH (AP) — A blistering report this week identifying how North Carolina’s state crime laboratory workers misrepresented blood evidence in dozens of cases over 16 years covered only two of Ro...
Blue Cross raising price on policies
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina’s largest health insurer plans to raise prices next year on individuals paying for their own coverage by an average of about 7 percent, the smallest increase ...
Vacation leftovers help the needy CHARLOTTE — Every Saturday morning, 700 to 800 rental houses empty out in the coastal town of Holden Beach, creating a traffic jam of tourists that stretches as far as the eye can see.