North Carolina

North Carolina's top public health official says the number of people in the state testing positive for COVID-19 has grown to 12. State Health Director Dr.

With news of the coronavirus flooding the airwaves, less mentioned are seasonal illnesses like flu. During the week ending February 29, the flu claimed the lives of 11 North Carolinians.

Sen. Tom Tillis won the Republican primary to retain his Senate seat, defeating several GOP challengers.

North Carolina is a presidential battleground state and has two major statewide races this year, for governor and U.S. Senate. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and incumbent Republican Sen. Thom Tillis are each running for reelection. The state has 13 congressional districts. Unaffiliated voters in North Carolina can participate in either major party primary.

New tourism numbers are out for the Blue Ridge Parkway with nearly 15 million visitors last year adding to the local economy.

A state appellate court issued a ruling today that blocked North Carolina's photo ID law indefinitely, pending a full trial.

A woman who repeatedly told the national NAACP that her supervisor in the North Carolina conference had sexually harassed her is suing the national group and the ex-supervisor.

A new report gives North Carolina a failing grade for policies to reduce and prevent tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.