Many cities on Forbes’ list of the best places to retire house major universities. Just naming a few, Raleigh has N.C. State, ...

“Robber baron is a term first applied by 19th century muckrakers and others as social criticism to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that ...

Hoot Gibbs and I recently visited another old home place back in the woods. Gary Jones and his 5-year-old grandson Cutler Allen took us to the site of the Girdine “Gird” Conley home p ...

Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer. Students and community members gathered on UNC-Chapel Hill’s Polk Place on Tuesday, their voices and banners rising once again in the heart of ...

Students and community members gathered on UNC-Chapel Hill’s Polk Place on Tuesday, their voices and banners rising once again in the heart of campus to support Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas ...

WATERLOO — Polk County authorities have dropped theft charges against a Waterloo City Council member. Des Moines police arrested Nia Nikole Wilder, 31, for misdemeanor theft for allegedly using ...

Mountain View Preparatory junior Jaylen McGill with the ball on a play. / ALEX HICKS JR./STAFF / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images North Carolina’s running backs room just picked up a big ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement officer with a knife, authorities said. John Snyder ...

Images taken by a NASA satellite this week reveal the worrying extent of a fast-moving wildfire in southern New Jersey. Taken during the fire’s second day, the images capture plumes of smoke and ...

CALIFORNIA — Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the world's largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet at a press conference in partnership with Cal Fire. This initiative comes in ...

It’s a moment that lingers with Belichick more than a dozen years on now as a first-time college coach at North Carolina. It’s the kind of unique memory he pointed to when discussing the Tar ...

CUPE Local 5478 has reached a tentative agreement with The Gathering Place. The deal, which has yet to be ratified, was reached after nearly a year and a half of negotiations. Staff members unionized ...