The player hit the jackpot after stopping at a convenience store in the mountain town of Asheville. The lucky ticket was sold at Fastrac Markets Inc, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina is pushing forward on its fight for federal recognition even as political roadblocks appear to snarl their efforts.

New research finds “sunny day” tides now flood some N.C. streets a third of the year, far beyond tide-gauge estimates, corroding infrastructure as towns weigh costly fixes.

A locksmith was killed while making a house call and police suspect the homeowner was responsible, according to investigators in North Carolina’s Oak Island. It happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at a home on NE 49th Street, Oak Island police said in a July 24 news release. A motive for the shooting was not revealed.

Police had been searching for Wayne Parham ever since July 6, when Michael Velazquez, 48 of Knoxville, was shot and killed around 7:15 a.m. at an apartment complex on Howard Baker Jr. Avenue near downtown Knoxville. Police said the shooting took place after a fight.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein faced pushback on social media for a post that says: "Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina."

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released an extreme heat warning at 1:21 p.m. on Friday valid from Saturday 11 a.m. until Sunday 8 p.m. The warning is for Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Northern Craven,