A Murphy USA store in Elizabeth City sold a $50,000 winner as the jackpot became 2026's first billion-dollar prize.

A new poll finds 55% of North Carolina voters oppose the plan, while backers point to a 28% drop in youth drinking tied to price floors elsewhere.

William Overby and Susan Parrish Watson walked away from Selma's council on the same night, leaving two seats empty.

Police found the victim with a gunshot wound outside a shopping center bar; no suspects have been named yet.

The pan-Asian restaurant vanished without a word, and Kane Realty hasn't said who's moving into its North Hills spot next.

Jeff Smythe waited more than seven months for a Senate hearing that never came — now he's landing a new job inside Stein's office instead.

Griffin, 38 years with Nash County EMS, drowned during a family beach trip. A multi-county procession carried him home to Greenville.

The victim drove himself to the hospital after the brawl poured out of a downtown Raleigh club. Police are still hunting for the attacker.

The man returned to his N.C. Highway 43 home still armed after deputies took cover, the sheriff says.

The 8,500-seat Northern Durham venue has hosted 30-plus title events, but planners say aging infrastructure is costing Durham bids.

Raleigh starts Friday clear near 72°F before reaching 91°F, with only a slight late-day storm chance. Temperatures climb into the mid-90s next week.

The new Finley Golf Course clubhouse location seats about 60 people indoors, triple the original's capacity.

Fire crews, EMS and troopers converged near Redwood Road after a train killed a pedestrian in northern Durham County.