Crews are combing Lake Waccamaw for a 25-year-old kayaker last seen near Canal Cove, and residents are being asked to check their pier cameras.

Larry Jones allegedly strangled the victim with both hands and hit her in the face, warrants say. He remains jailed without bond.

A 76-year-old patient died and a nurse was hurt when an EastCare ambulance flipped off N.C. 11 near Council Road early Sunday.

A Marsh Hen Court home and a car burned to total losses, but 24 dogs and two residents made it out alive — barely.

A frozen $7.25 wage and no public-sector bargaining rights keep North Carolina at the bottom of Oxfam's worker rankings.

Fire crews are running at 73% capacity and EMS at 72%, with stations still closing some days in Pender County.

A new commercial kitchen and community garden near Rocky Mount Mills are coming to the Nash County Farmers Market.

The Wilmington favorite is pausing its food truck to open a 1,700-square-foot spot at Oyster Creek Landing on Sept. 9.

Vision To Learn is expanding into Raleigh-Durham and Greenville-Spartanburg with mobile eye clinics and Panthers-backed school assemblies this month.

Nicholas Ray Proctor faces felony death by vehicle charges after allegedly leaving the Onslow County crash scene. He's held on a $50,000 bond.

Haven Farm hosts 3,000 people Saturday as the inaugural Live At Present festival blends Nepali culture with proceeds bound for flood victims back home.

John Wood died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center after trying to pass a FAST bus on Cedar Creek Road, police say.

Charles Zedric Terry faces an open murder count after William Chakez Edwards died in a Saturday altercation on Starship Lane.