RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling from previous hurricanes — told state lawmakers this week that they need more money. And they need it soon.

The alert comes amid increasing rates of credit card fraud and more high-tech ways of swiping consumer information.

North Carolina usually has to worry about fires in the spring and fall, but it’s unfortunately becoming a year-round problem.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down after more than three years as the top federal law enforcement official in eastern North Carolina. Easley was nominated by then-President Joe Biden in September 2021. He was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in that November.

Authorities say the man's cellmates helped him escape and then stuffed a mattress to make it look like he was still sleeping.

A military plane was carrying the weapons when it exploded over a rural area, killing three people and sending the bombs plunging toward the ground Jan. 24, 1961. The “safety interlocks on the weapons failed, having gone through all of the steps to detonate, save one,” state historians said.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — French restaurant Coquette in North Hills welcomed diners back Sunday night for the first time since a deadly shooting. On Friday, Jan. 17, police say Coquette chef George ...

Two North Carolina-based university health systems have announced an agreement to construct the state’s first standalone children’s hospital.

It was a packed day at the State Legislature in downtown Raleigh as both chambers reconvened to conduct official business.

A concerned tattoo shop owner in Raleigh reached out to WRAL Investigates because she felt it was time to highlight an issue important to her craft.

The National Weather Service says 1.5 inches of snow fell at Raleigh-Durham International Airport overnight — a record that ties the 2022 mark. In eastern North Carolina, Morehead City saw five inches of snow.

UNC Health and Duke Health announced a collaboration to raise funds in order to build a flagship children’s hospital in the Triangle.