McCrory praises passage of DOT funding changes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Pat McCrory is praising legislative leaders because an overhaul of how transportation dollars get spent in North Carolina is heading to his desk....

Police: 60-year-old woman killed in 2-car crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say a 60-year-old woman was killed and two other people were seriously injured in a two-car crash in the northwestern part of the county....

Landfill rule changes OK'd by NC Senate panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina waste disposal companies could have more room to build landfills in legislation that changes a 2007 law designed to discourage out-of-state trash from being shipped Down East....

Commerce shift to NC nonprofit OK'd by House panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A bill that lays the groundwork for a private nonprofit corporation to take over many economic development duties of North Carolina's Commerce Department has cleared a hurdle at the legislature....

DNC reports missing equipment from Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Democratic National Committee says it's missing nearly $500,000 in equipment used at the party's convention in Charlotte last year....