A rush hour traffic stop took a surprising turn when the officer realized the driver was only 12, according to police in Union County, North Carolina. The SUV was pulled over around 8:30 a.m.

County budgets show the sheriff’s roughly $2 million operating budget, not including personnel costs, is about the same as it was in 2014. Personnel costs — about 90% of the department’s budget — are ...

District 80 is located in Davidson County and is currently represented by Rep. Sam Watford, a Republican who is seeking ...

She is part of a group of candidates running in Republican districts with a focus on getting more public school funding.

Data from a progressive group shows police killings are down for the first time since George Floyd’s death. David Mastio asks: Who saw that coming?

To help voters learn which candidates are on their ballot and where they stand on important policy issues, The News & ...

A Raleigh teen was arrested Wednesday night in the fatal shooting of a Durham juvenile, The News & Observer has learned. Donnell Antonio Stanford, 18, was arrested about 7 p.m. at his North King ...

Kelly VanHorn and Kate Barr switched political parties to primary a pair of high-profile Charlotte-area Republicans.

Wake DA says the SBI will look into the drug case as part of its investigation into former Cary Town Manager Sean Stegall’s spending.

The National Weather Service and meteorologists at Triangle television stations are forecasting warmer temperatures about 10 or 15 degrees higher than normal through the week, with a potential record ...

District 78 is located in Moore and Randolph counties and is currently represented by Rep. Neal Jackson, a Republican. Jackson faces a challenger in the Republican primary, Mark Dutton. Jackson did ...

Federal judge says ICE agents’ brutality and wrongful arrests should “give pause to anyone who cares about the rule of law.” ...