‘Love Island USA’ star hospitalized after rodeo mishap
“Love Island USA” star Taylor Williams says he is “all good” after being thrown from his horse during the Arizona Invitational Black Rodeo in Scottsdale.…
Elections official in N.C. resigns; accused of drugging granddaughters’ ice cream
Surry County Elections Board Chairman James Yokeley was arrested on felony child endangerment charges. Photo courtesy of the Wilmington (N.C.) Police Department Aug. 28 (UPI)…
Hurricane Erin triggers states of emergency in N.J. and N.C.
Hurricane Erin triggered state-of-emergency declarations in New Jersey and North Carolina as it passes along the East Coast on Thursday afternoon and creates life-threatening conditions…
Customs officials tout expanded program at N.C. airport to cut wait times
Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Air travelers going through Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina now can sign up for U.S. customs' Global Entry program, which…
Turtle on runway blamed for N.C. small plane crash that killed two
A turtle on the runway caused a small private plane crash that killed 2 and seriously injured another person at North Carolina's Sugar Valley Airport,…
1 killed, 6 injured in shooting at small N.C. university
April 27 (UPI) -- One person was killed and six others were wounded in an overnight shooting at a small university in North Carolina, officials…
‘Pizzagate’ gunman shot dead during N.C. traffic stop
Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant is seen in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2016, a day after Edgar Maddison Welch who claimed to be "self-investigating"…
Charlotte, N.C., airport union workers go on strike days before Thanksgiving
Workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's key unions went on strike Monday morning, just days before a million travelers were expected to pass through the…
Judges in Michigan, N.C. reject RNC challenge of some overseas absentee ballots
Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Judges in Michigan and North Carolina have rejected a Republican attempt to have certain overseas and military absentee ballots thrown out.…
Will hurricanes depress voter turnout in key states?
NEWLAND, N.C. — All day, the phone rang inside the tiny Avery County elections office. Voters from all over this disaster-ravaged corner of Appalachia had the…
Christen Press scores for Angel City in her 100th NWSL match
Christen Press and Olivia Wingate traded goals in stoppage time as the North Carolina Courage and Angel City played to a 1-1 draw at WakeMed…
N.C. high court orders removal of RFK Jr.’s name from state’s November ballot
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Monday sided with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ordering his name to be removed from the state's November general election…