The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.

Highs will reach the low 60s before more clouds arrive with patchy shower chances. Showers may develop from Boone to Burlington as the first wave of rain arrives with a warm front lifting north as a system rolls our way out of Texas.

Congrats to two NC Lottery players on big Powerball wins! A player with a ticket from Smoker Friendly on Bragg Street in Sanford won a $50,000 prize and a player with a ticket from Country Store on Hurdle Mills Road in Hurdle Mills won a $150,000 prize! pic.twitter.com/4O2n50ejLw

A Wind Advisory has been issued for parts of western North Carolina as gusty winds of up to 50 mph are expected to impact the region, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The Craven County Sheriff's Office said John Matthew Nigh was discovered missing from his cell at 4 p.m. Sunday, and that his cellmates helped conceal his escape.

NC's tax code lacks a provision for deducting gambling losses, but proposed House Bill 14 seeks to address this.

Many people were forced out of their homes this week after a wildfire broke out in western North Carolina. The first of three fires in McDowell County on Wednesday started in the area of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort.

Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.

An inmate escaped custody over the weekend in North Carolina, apparently fleeing a county jail through the building's ventilation system, authorities said.

The 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat remains the last vote from the election to not be settled. Here's what to know.

Bill Belichick made his first major change as head coach of North Carolina. The former New England Patriots coach reportedly had a lot to do with the decision for the field at Kenan Stadium to return to natural grass.