North Carolina

An explosion at a Wilmington veterinary center injured three firefighters after a car crash ruptured a gas line.

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified last week, going from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph in a matter of hours.

The chances of being struck by lightning in any given year is 1 in 1.43 million, according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

Jay Lyons, who recently helped with Hurricane Helene relief efforts, leaves behind two young daughters.

A gardener in North Carolina was arrested after hosting a large unauthorized party at his client’s home while they were away on vacation.

A turtle on the runway is believed to have caused a fatal plane crash in North Carolina.

A deadly shooting broke out at a large house party overnight in North Carolina.

An alligator showed up to tee time at a golf course in North Carolina with a soccer ball stuck in its mouth.

Federal authorities have arrested two Venezuelan nationals accused of opening fire at a crowded house party in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood last December, killing three and wounding five others.

Two people were arrested last week in North Carolina after deputies discovered a quantity of fentanyl large enough to "potentially kill 13,000 people," authorities said.

Mike Wimmer was also running three companies while getting his Ph.D. “I’ve learned over time to have a really good balance of that work and school, as well as personal time.”

The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday. Fort Bragg is officially known as Fort Bragg again.

Larger wildfires were reported in areas such as Mott State Park in New Jersey, Polk County in western North Carolina and Horry County in South Carolina.

Nakedra Shannon worked for the USPS from March 2021 to July 2023.

President Donald Trump said he's considering "getting rid of" FEMA as he hit the road for the first time since his second inauguration, visiting victims of Hurricane Helene and the California wildfires.

A North Carolina mother was hospitalized in December after accidentally gluing her eyes shut with nail glue, mistaking it for eyedrops.

Video from inside a school bus shows the chaos that ensued after a stray bullet flew through the window and narrowly missed the 30 students on board.

Three people were about 150 miles off the North Carolina coast and worried bad weather would cause their 59-foot sailboat to capsize.