Kids cheer on classmate in wheelchair, help him score during basketball game

Students at an elementary school in North Carolina made sure to include a classmate with special needs during a game of basketball at recess.

North Carolina sheriff indicted in plot to kill former deputy over racially charged recording

A North Carolina sheriff was indicted Monday in connection with a plot to kill one of his deputies who claimed to have a recording of him using "racially offensive language."

Hurricane Dorian's floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina

A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to retreat to their attics. Hundreds were feared trapped by high water, and neighbors used boats to rescue one another.

Video shows home being ripped off foundation by tornado spun out of Hurricane Dorian

A tornado spun by the outer bands of Hurricane Dorian badly damaged North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, lifting at least one home completely off of its foundation and leaving dozens of other mobile homes toppled in its wake.

‘Nobody will eat lunch with me’: Football players befriend high school freshman eating alone on 1st day

A heartwarming moment went viral on social media when a high school freshman’s older sister tweeted out a call to action hoping to make her younger brother feel more welcomed — which is when a group of upperclassmen stepped in. 

Video shows tornadoes hitting Carolinas as re-energized Hurricane Dorian moves up coast

Hurricane Dorian inched closer to the Carolinas on Thursday, bringing with it predicted high storm surge, power outages, flooding and the threat of tornadoes across the region.

Fireflies light up in unison at Grandfather Mountain, NC State scientist finds

A new species of firefly has been discovered at Grandfather Mountain, and they do something very different from others: They light up the sky by flashing in unison. 

Family claims Alaska Airlines ‘lost’ unaccompanied daughter, 13, during layover

Two furious parents claim that Alaska Airlines recently “lost” track of their 13-year-old daughter during a layover in San Francisco, though they had paid an unaccompanied-minor fee for the teen’s trip.

Teen registers people to vote while in Popeye's chicken sandwich line

A North Carolina teen has helped more than a dozen people who lined up to buy a chicken sandwich get the chance to line up at the polls.

Sisters sell lemonade to pay school lunch debts

Two sisters are taking on their district's school lunch debt, one cup of lemonade at a time. 

NC man found wrapped in Christmas lights with dead cat in freezer died of natural causes, investigators say

A North Carolina man whose body was found wrapped in Christmas lights at the bottom of a staircase -- with a dead cat in a freezer -- earlier this month died of a stroke, investigators have determined.

At least 4 dogs die after swimming in water tainted by toxic algae, according to owners

All three of Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz’s dogs were happy and healthy when they arrived at a local pond and began playing in the water and the mud along the bank, but hours later, all three had died of toxic algae poisoning.

1-year-old boy found ‘safe' in NC county after thief takes car with boy inside

Police said a missing 1-year-old boy and a reported stolen vehicle have been found in Davidson County after the thief took the car with the child inside in High Point, North Carolina. 

Facebook locks man's account, says Air Force photo violated guidelines

A North Carolina man says he is now in social media jail on Facebook after he tried to post an Air Force insignia as his cover photo.