2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (192+ words) North Carolina native and former Idol contestant Clay Aiken returns to the "American Idol" stage Monday night for the show's three-hour finale, 23 years after his unforgettable Season 2 run. Aiken is also celebrating another milestone: releasing his first new single in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (120+ words) DURHAM, N. C. -- Former Miss North Carolina 2024 Carrie Everett died Monday morning after being diagnosed with cancer. According to her family, Everett, 22, died in the Seattle area surrounded by family and friends. Everett was diagnosed in 2024 with an aggressive form of cancer…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (186+ words) GOLDSBORO, N. C. -- A rancher in North Carolina had a nightmare experience in a car wash recently, when wire fencing sitting in the bed of his pickup truck got entangled in the rotating brushes. Kyle Corbett shared video of the aftermath on…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (127+ words) SWAIN COUNTY, N. C. -- A driver in rural North Carolina was left in shock when a bald eagle dropped a cat onto her car's windshield, leaving a massive hole. The woman was not injured but understandably shaken by the incident. According to…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1236+ words) CHARLOTTE, N. C. -- Officials filed federal charges Tuesday in the grisly slaying of a young woman on a Charlotte light rail train that has become a political lightning rod across the country where she had come to seek safety. Iryna Zarutska fled…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (127+ words) RALEIGH, N. C. -- The Raleigh, North Carolina Police Department has called in the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate a suspicious object. About 8: 30 a. m. Wednesday, officers responded to a 911 call about a suspicious item blocking the driveway. The caller also stated that it was…...