An inmate at the Burke County Jail died Wednesday after being found unresponsive in his cell last month. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office has requested that the North Carolina State Bureau of ...

Austin Thompson pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and assault on an officer.

Kenneth “Bradley” Williams claims he was only a passenger in Weldon Boyd’s vehicle and had no control of it when the shooting ...

A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the day Friday appears certain as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations ...

A Thomasville Realtor says repeated encampments and a recent fire at a vacant property have led to costly cleanup and raised ...

The Miami Hurricanes are surging at the right time, and now, after defeating No. 11 North Carolina, the Canes prepare to hit the road again to face NC State. M ...

The Winding Stairs Alpha Fire topped 230 acres as of Thursday, Feb. 12, officials said. It is located in a rugged section of Nantahala National Forest, about a 195-mile drive west from uptown ...

MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) – Firefighters and emergency crews spent days working to suppress a massive wildfire that grew to ...

Active Shooter Exercise Planned at Jacksonville Commons Middle SchoolONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. — Onslow County Emergency Services is alerting the public about an upco ...

It's been 10 years since 2016. Take a look back at some of the local news stories and events that shaped Fayetteville and ...

Mooresville didn’t earn the nickname “Race City USA” by accident – this town breathes racing from its numerous NASCAR team ...

Sunday will mark Denny Hamlin’s first Daytona 500 without his father. Two men in NASCAR — Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs — know ...