Amid Hurricane Helene's destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack's indoor practice facility midway through a game week. And it had nothing to do with the upcoming visit from Wake Forest. Instead, he...

Gov. Roy Cooper says death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene

North Carolina lieutenant governor names new chief aide as staff departures grow

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson quickly named his next state government office chief Thursday, as a dozen workers have quit his office or gubernatorial campaign after last week's CNN report alleging he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an...

Father of teenage suspect in North Carolina mass shooting pleads guilty to gun storage crime

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina’s capital city that left five people dead pleaded guilty Wednesday to storing improperly a handgun that authorities said was found with his son after the shootings. Alan Thompson, 61,...

Heyward, Bregman and Tucker homer as Astros beat Mariners 4-3 to clinch 4th straight AL West title

HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and made a dazzling defensive play as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth consecutive AL West championship. Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker each added a solo home run for...

North Carolina GOP governor nominee vows to keep running after report on racial and sexual comments

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” ...

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump's economic attacks

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals on Friday meant to cut taxes and lower the cost of groceries, housing and other essentials for many Americans. “Look, the bills add up," she declared, trying to address the financial...

FACT FOCUS: A look at Harris' economic agenda

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her economic agenda in a speech Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Democratic presidential nominee laid out plans including a proposal for a federal ban on what she called price gouging on groceries, as well as $25,000 in down payment help...

West Virginia coal miner killed in power haulage accident

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in northern West Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. William “Joe” Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart Valley Mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, on Monday....

A deadly tornado, flooding rains and swollen rivers plague residents in the path of Debby

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the tropical system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina. It only took 15 seconds for a tornado to devastate Genesis...