A sobering new report warns that oceans face a "fundamental and irreversible ecological transformation" not seen in millions of years as greenhouse gases and climate change already have affected temperature, acidity, sea and oxygen levels, the food chain and possibly major currents that could alter global weather.The report, in Science magazine, ...

Ken Lewis has landed the endorsement of former elected leader Eva Clayton for his campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON - According to many writers in the conservative blogosphere, the census taker is second only to the taxman as the pre-eminent symbol of big government intrusion.

Many people in Western North Carolina may be feeling a bit of the doldrums after the long, cold, snowy winter.

If you love American folk music, one of the coolest, but more obscure, webstreams out there can be found at the Southern Folklife Collection at the Wilson Library, at the University of North Carolina.

Authorities are trying to figure out why a woman was killed standing on one of the main highways along North Carolina's coast.

One person has died and four others were injured in an early morning fire at a North Carolina apartment complex.The fire began around 3 a.m. Saturday at the Cypress Pointe Apartment Homes, which are near the University of North Carolina Wilmington.The name of the victim has not been released.

Sen. R.C. Soles said in a statement Wednesday he won't seek a 22nd consecutive term.

In dozens of states, Gary Richards wouldn't have been able to light up a Marlboro before tucking into his meat-lover's pizza, as he did at Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar this week.

Forecasters say the coldest stretch of weather in years if not decades could be heading for North Carolina.