Pat McCrory

The state Legislature has introduced measures to end the governor's control over election boards, require Senate approval of Cabinet members and limit power over the state's university system.

Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will meet with Donald Trump as the President-elect continues to fill positions in his upcoming administration.

The incumbent McCrory conceded in a YouTube message just as the recount that he requested came to a conclusion. The state's Democratic attorney general, Roy Cooper, will be the state's 75th governor.

A conservative-leaning group has asked a federal judge for an urgent hearing on its lawsuit demanding the state verify addresses of voters who use same-day registration.

Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's campaign says it has filed for a recount in his close race against Democrat Roy Cooper, even though votes are still being tallied.

Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat, leads the Republican incumbent by 6,600 votes, with both candidates hovering just below the 49 percent mark.

"Violence has no place in our society — but especially in our elections," Gov. Pat McCrory said. His response comes in the wake of an apparent arson attack on a party county headquarters.

North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic challenger Roy Cooper blamed each other at every turn Tuesday in their gubernatorial debate, in particular regarding a state law McCrory signed limiting nondiscrimination rules for LGBT people that has received national criticism.

Towns along the southeastern North Carolina coast urged visitors to leave, and the governor warned of significant rains and flooding Friday as Hurricane Matthew churned along the Southeastern U.S.