High speed rail transportation between Charlotte and Washington - the government wants it, but some residents along its proposed routes in the Raleigh area are against it.

Voters will have a lot of names to consider when they look at the ballot for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

David Chambless Worters, president and CEO of the North Carolina Symphony, is leaving to take a similar job with the Van Cliburn Foundation based in Fort Worth, Texas, the symphony announced Thursday.

A.C. Reynolds, the defending 4-A state champion, will forfeit their first win of the 2010 season due to the use of an ineligible player, saidQue Tucker, deputy commissioner of the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

Raleigh and Wake County leaders will gather Wednesday to open the new Greater Raleigh Visitor Information Center.

Cumberland County Animal Services say they are facing a 'serious problem' with packs of wild dogs.

A local couple is using their skills in the kitchen for a chance to win their own online cooking show and $10,000.

A documentary film festival that will show nearly 100 films is returning to its original home in North Carolina.

The judge in the trial of a Florida man charged with killing a North Carolina state trooper has refused to go along with requests from the defense and prosecutors to delay the trial.

A North Carolina man who would have been eligible for parole in November after serving a life sentence for killing a girl has pleaded guilty to raping and killing another girl.

University of North Carolina head coach Butch Davis suspended defensive tackle Marvin Austin indefinitely, according to a statement from the team released Wednesday.

NBC-17 Chief Meteorologist Wes Hohenstein and WNCT Meteorologist David Sawyer answered your questions during a web chat Wednesday evening. Click here to read the transcript.

Police said Brandon Godfrey, 21, of Hope Mills, got tangled in the tow rope while tubing with friends on Lake Jocassee in upstate South Carolina.

Fayetteville Police have released the identity of the body found Sunday on Grove Street and have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect.

Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years.

Still a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Earl strengthened Wednesday night as communities along the North Carolina coast prepared for possible landfall Thursday night.

Thursday's the day commuters in northern Wake County have been waiting for – the opening of the N.C. 98 Wake Forest Bypass. However, it's not good news for everyone.

NBC-17 continues to lead the way in political coverage during the 2010 election cycle by announcing a debate among Congressional District 1 candidates.

A Burlington man was charged Tuesday with hiding his mother's corpse in her home for about six months, police said Wednesday.

Raleigh police expected to re-open Wade Avenue to through traffic in time for the evening commute, spokesman Jim Sughrue said.