A dance instructor faces charges for serving alcohol to minors, showing explicit photos and inappropriately touching students after parents alleged vulgar behavior.

A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health officials emphasize safety measures, experts warn about Naegleria fowleri risk in summer waters.

Kelsey Pittman had last spoken to her family in November 2024, officials said. Her car was found near Death Valley in February 2025.

Since the 1980s, the Lumbee Tribe has lobbied Congress to acknowledge it as a sovereign nation. There was renewed hope last year when both major party candidates in the presidential election promised to intervene on behalf of the Lumbee.

A locksmith was killed while making a house call and police suspect the homeowner was responsible, according to investigators in North Carolina’s Oak Island. It happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at a home on NE 49th Street, Oak Island police said in a July 24 news release. A motive for the shooting was not revealed.

The player hit the jackpot after stopping at a convenience store in the mountain town of Asheville. The lucky ticket was sold at Fastrac Markets Inc, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, with the blessing of President Donald Trump, after Trump’s daughter-in-law,

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in North Carolina using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2023 5-year estimate median household income. Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in North Carolina.

Training camps have kicked off around the NFL, and our team reporters are on the ground each day following all the action. The Carolina Panthers' camp is taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina and Panthers reporter David Newton has the latest intel on standouts,