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A proposal on how North Carolina should spend $1 billion in one-time funds from the federal government to improve mental health care for children, adults and criminal offenders is taking shape with

It’s been said that in the event of an apocalypse, cockroaches will outlast us all. But how resilient overall are creepy-crawlies?

Several hundred people gathered Monday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a protest movement against Republican legislative policies in North Carolina, with its top leader asking them to commit

The incoming president of North Carolina's community college system pledged Monday to work to advance people toward economic success through post-secondary education that will also meet employers' needs for high-skilled labor.

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year's gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina needs a leader like him who can relate to the challenges and desires of working people.

North Carolina's unemployment fell again in March, the state Commerce Department announced Friday, as the number of additional people working surged.

“A lot of times, I am the counselor, the nurse, you know, whatever I can do to help these kids. We're helping feed them and take care of them," Meredith Wooten said. "I don't want to police them too.”