Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

President Donald Trump's executive order to ban transgender female athletes from competition delivered on a promise he made ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap ...

One perk of being elected president is choosing U.S. attorneys. Will a federal probe of North Carolina GOP legislative ...

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Feb. 3, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.

The punt sailed into the end zone; the Redskins would start their first possession of the second quarter at their own 20-yard line trailing the Broncos 10-0 with 14:17 remaining in the first half.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and until this week a state House member, has died at age 85, his family announced on Wednesday.

“Under his leadership, we made real progress — violent crime down, overdose deaths falling, and tighter collaboration,” said ...

It was a packed day at the State Legislature in downtown Raleigh as both chambers reconvened to conduct official business.

It sounds like the NC State basketball staff's pursuit of Latrell Allmond has cooled off considerably in recent months.