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>>
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
Friday, May 17 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:58:56 GMT
The ECU men's doubles team of Joran Vliegen and Colin Roller is headed to the NCAA Championships in Champagne, Ill. next week. It's the first time that any ECU tennis players, male or female, have participated
The ECU men's doubles team of Joran Vliegen and Colin Roller is headed to the NCAA Championships in Champagne, Ill. next week. It's the first time that any ECU tennis players, male or female, have participated
Friday, May 17 2013 4:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:40:25 GMT
North Pitt hosts their 2nd annual Kally Nelson alumni softball game and homerun hitting contest on Saturday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone and everyone who knew Kally is invited. Kally, who
North Pitt hosts their 2nd annual Kally Nelson alumni softball game and homerun hitting contest on Saturday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone and everyone who knew Kally is invited. Kally, who
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.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:00 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:00:09 GMT
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.
Friday, May 17 2013 3:02 PM EDT2013-05-17 19:02:40 GMT
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.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:05 AM EDT2013-05-17 15:05:25 GMT
New numbers from the state Commerce Department show the unemployment rate lower than it's been since 2009.The rate fell to 8.9% in April. In march, the rate was 9.2%. The last time the rate was this low
New numbers from the state Commerce Department show the unemployment rate lower than it's been since 2009.
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's...
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.
Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond.
Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond.
With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.
With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty.
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.
The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not...
In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is...
Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured. Meanwhile, the focus begins to...
Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash.
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from...
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.
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.
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.
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:29 PM EDT2013-05-16 16:29:17 GMT
A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. (May 16)Source: Associated Press
A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. (May 16)Source: Associated Press
By The Associated Press Associated Press Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed...
By The Associated Press Associated Press Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and...
35-year-old Robert Ebey Taylor
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