Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

Star freshman Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and top-ranked Duke shot 55.2% to beat N.

Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week, extending its all-time record with the program’s 149th appearance in the top spot.

Isaiah Evans scored 19 points to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 11 Virginia 77-51.

The first primaries of the 2026 election season will offer an early read on voter mood in President Donald Trump’s second term and on how both parties are adapting.

The FHP says a man was killed when his pickup struck a guardrail along Interstate 95 in Volusia County and landed in a ditch.

The 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and sold illustrations of golf courses.

Nick Kurtz isn't changing much in his second big league season.

Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital.

North Carolina senior Seth Trimble hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift the 14th-ranked Tar Heels past fourth-ranked rival Duke on Saturday night.

Seth Trimble made a corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift No. 14 North Carolina past No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a stunning finish Saturday night.

People in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.

A bomb cyclone over North Carolina has forced NASCAR to reschedule its preseason exhibition to Wednesday night.

Forecasters warned that dangerous extra-cold conditions will persist for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England.

North Carolina and South Carolina have become two hot spots for growth in the United States.

A “bomb cyclone” that brings heavy snow to parts of the Carolinas and ushers in frigid temperature to much of East Coast Saturday is likely to persist into Sunday.

NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem.

An approaching major winter storm is prompting a shuffling of an NBA game and dozens of college basketball games this weekend.

The U.S. Transportation Department says North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren't qualify to hold them.

A man who was extradited from North Carolina to Florida in a Flagler County sex-crimes case has been sentenced to a decade in prison, according to the sheriff.

The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The FBI says it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old who allegedly pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group.

Officials say the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived.

Georgetown men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley has been suspended by the school for one game after throwing a water bottle into the stands at the end of a loss to Xavier.

Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a major figure in late 20th-century state politics, has died at 88.

Greg Biffle, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, his wife, and his children were killed in a plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday, according to NASCAR and sources close to Biffle’s family.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children are among the seven people killed in a plane crash in North Carolina.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has achieved federal recognition as a tribal nation by attaching it to a defense bill passed by Congress.

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s transition to a nine-game football schedule will feature 12 of 17 football-playing members playing nine games next fall.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina could be federally recognized through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week.

A North Carolina judge says a Honduran man charged in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train will remain held without bond.

Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with stabbing someone on a commuter train in Charlotte.

The Atlantic Coast Conference lost its annual series with the Southeastern Conference by a 13-3 margin.

Derek Dixon made a tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds remaining and scored five of North Carolina’s last six points to lift the No. 16 Tar Heels to a 67-64 win at No. 18 Kentucky.

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul hinted at potential retirement after this season.

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield.

Federal judges have upheld several U.S. House districts drawn by North Carolina Republicans in 2023.

Law enforcement leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, say a federal immigration crackdown centered around the city appears to be tapering off Thursday.

A federal appeals court is temporarily halting an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.”.

Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during an immigration crackdown in North Carolina centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city.

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson has missed a third consecutive game because of what coach Bill Self called hamstring tightness.

The Trump administration has a name for its immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city.

In a story published Nov. 16, 2025, about the federal immigration enforcement surge in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Associated Press mischaracterized which of North Carolina’s county jail operators honor immigration detainers.

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said he isn’t pursuing any jobs as a head coach in the NFL.

Officials and community leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, are opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown.

President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.

A former Sanford woman was arrested on Thursday after state investigators accused her of stealing over $50,000 from public programs.

Democrats have rallied against a proposed U.S. House map by North Carolina Republicans in Raleigh.

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has formally begun redrawing the state's congressional district map.

The last weekend of October now looks like the second week of March Madness even though the games don't count.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

Flagler County deputies arrested a man wanted out of North Carolina in connection to what the sheriff’s office says are more than a dozen sex offenses involving a minor, according to a news release.

Tropical weather in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is causing dangerous conditions in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Extracurricular activities have resumed at schools for military families.

NASCAR has asked a federal court for a judicial settlement conference to mediate an antitrust suit filed by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.

North Carolina’s Democratic governor has signed into law a criminal justice measure pushed by the Republican-controlled legislature in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train.

The three people killed in a mass shooting at a waterfront bar last weekend in Southport, North Carolina, have been identified.

Six unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the Atlantic ocean.

Georgia farmers are still waiting for aid after Hurricane Helene, even as other states finalize agreements.

A decorated Marine veteran charged with carrying out a mass shooting on a North Carolina bar remains held without bail following an initial court appearance.

A body was found in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight.

A North Carolina man is accused of opening fire from a boat into a crowd at a waterfront bar, killing three and injuring five others.

The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail.

North Carolina Republican legislators have introduced criminal justice measures to toughen bail rules and evaluate offenders for mental health issues.

UCF's Tavyen Jackson threw for 223 yards with a passing and rushing touchdown to send UCF past a struggling North Carolina team 34-9.

Fresh off a bye week, the UCF football team now turns its attention to ACC foe North Carolina.

The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.

President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer.

North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders are pushing for stricter pretrial release laws after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte train.

Income inequality in the United States dipped last year, with median household income rising slightly.

The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train.

The New England Patriots coaching staff isn't welcomed at the North Carolina football facility while Bill Belichick is there.

Joseph McNeil, a key figure in the civil rights movement, has died at 83.

A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction in an antitrust suit involving two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan.

A 56-year-old North Carolina man faces charges after being accused of scamming a Volusia County woman out of $30,000, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, have argued in federal court for a preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations.

Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first second-half snap to help TCU spoil Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut by rolling past North Carolina 48-14 on Monday night.

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles.

Erin isn’t the only area being monitored.

Hurricane Erin stirs up trouble along the entire East Coast of the U.S.

Hurricane Erin passed safely by the Sunshine State, but dangerous beach conditions will continue through the weekend.

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.

While Hurricane Erin remains off Florida, its impacts are already being felt along the coast,

Hurricane Erin is strengthening again and forecasters say it could intensify again to be a major hurricane.

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues.

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands.

A broad area of low pressure off the North Carolina coast is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

Gildan Activewear is buying HanesBrands for $2.2 billion, giving the basic apparel maker access to brands including Hanes and Maidenform.

The Lake Mary Little League All-Star softball team suffered a heartbreaking end to their run at the World Series in Greenville, North Carolina.

The Lake Mary Little League All-Star softball team woke up Tuesday morning in North Carolina, committed to staying in the Little League World Series.

Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.

The National Hurricane Center has put a new yellow blip on its charts indicating a 10/20% chance of tropical formation right off the coast of the Carolinas. Here's everything you need to know.

NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance.

Officials in North Carolina say floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept a woman in her car from a rural road and killed her.

Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeastern U.S. coast.