When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the communityMore>>
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.More>>
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.More>>
Our state ranks 45th in the number of babies born prematurely. To help combat those numbers, hundreds of people pounded the pavement, at the annual March of Dimes' march for babies' event in Greenville.More>>
People at Ayden- Grifton High School lined up for the annual, Honor and Remember: run for the fallen event on Saturday morning. One hundred and eighty-eight flags were lined up in the shape of star. More>>
Here in the East, car enthusiasts revved up and prepared to hit the road Saturday morning. Their goal was to raise money for the wounded warrior project. More>>
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The Oakwood School won the NCISAA 1A State Softball Championship this past weekend. Oakwood hosted the double elimination event. Oakwood finished undefeated with an 18-0 record, including 4-0 in the state
The Oakwood School won the NCISAA 1A State Softball Championship this past weekend. Oakwood hosted the double elimination event. Oakwood finished undefeated with an 18-0 record, including 4-0 in the state
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:06 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:06:37 GMT
Coach Billy Godwin calls it the most important game of the ECU baseball season. The Pirates played host to the Exceptional Community Baseball League on Sunday for a gathering of hundreds of special athletes. The
Coach Billy Godwin calls it the most important game of the ECU baseball season. The Pirates played host to the Exceptional Community Baseball League on Sunday for a gathering of hundreds of special athletes. The
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:36 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:36:05 GMT
The East Carolina baseball team will take aim on its first post-season league title since 2002 when it opens play as the No. 3 seed at the 2013 Conference USA Baseball Championships. The five-day event
The East Carolina baseball team will take aim on its first post-season league title since 2002 when it opens play as the No. 3 seed at the 2013 Conference USA Baseball Championships. The five-day event
Saturday, May 18 2013 5:41 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:41:16 GMT
Ben Fultz' blasted his first career grand slam and Chase McDonald homered in his second-straight game lifting East Carolina (30-24, 14-10) to a 6-5 six inning win over UCF (29-27, 13-11) Saturday afternoon
Ben Fultz' blasted his first career grand slam and Chase McDonald homered in his second-straight game lifting East Carolina (30-24, 14-10) to a 6-5 six inning win over UCF (29-27, 13-11) Saturday afternoon
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:09 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:09:13 GMT
Bryan Bass and Chris Gosik recorded three hits each helping East Carolina (29-24, 13-10) to a 10-8 win over UCF (29-26, 13-10) on Senior Night to even the Conference USA series at one-game each Friday
Bryan Bass and Chris Gosik recorded three hits each helping East Carolina (29-24, 13-10) to a 10-8 win over UCF (29-26, 13-10) on Senior Night to even the Conference USA series at one-game each Friday
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:08 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:08:47 GMT
The DH Conley baseball and softball teams were winners in round three of the state baseball playoffs on Friday. The boys beat Currituck on the road, 11-1 in 5 innings while the girls outlasted rival South
The DH Conley baseball and softball teams were winners in round three of the state baseball playoffs on Friday. The boys beat Currituck on the road, 11-1 in 5 innings while the girls outlasted rival South
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:53 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:53:31 GMT
A Princeton High School student has admitted he was "not truthful" about his possession of two shotguns on the school campus April 29, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon. In the statement,
Cole Withrow admitted Thursday that he knew he had guns in his truck at Princeton High.
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The Cumberland County Department of Public Health said Thursday that there are 44 people with signs or symptoms consistent with salmonella infections, and five people have been hospitalized. The health
Salmonella outbreak may have infected 51 people, and five have been hospitalized.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:31:01 GMT
A deputy with the Wake County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a woman Friday afternoon south of Raleigh after she charged at him and two other deputies with a knife, authorities said.
A deputy with the Wake County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a woman Friday afternoon south of Raleigh after she charged at him and two other deputies with a knife, authorities said.
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The N. C. Education Lottery is warning players to be on alert about a lottery scam targeting recent winners.Winners say someone called them claiming to be a part of the lottery and saying they'd won additional
The N. C. Education Lottery is warning players to be on alert about a lottery scam targeting recent winners.
Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.
Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.
A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale in a charity auction.
A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale in a charity auction.
Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.
Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.
Iraqi officials say two car bombings in the southern city of Basra have killed at least 10 people and wounded 27.
A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian...
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and...
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and...
An international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation.
Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the...
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.
The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
An Australian politician says he's learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
The federal government is moving ahead with plans to sell a tiny island east of New York City, where experiments on dangerous animal diseases have been conducted since the 1950s.
Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with...
By The Associated Press In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."
By The Associated Press In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."
Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes has shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air in an ongoing eruption that has drawn attention from a nearby community but isn't expected to threaten air traffic.
One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows.
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