RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A longtime North Carolina Labor Department administrator has been elevated to lead the state agency for the next two months as Gov. Roy Cooper named him on Friday to succeed Commissioner…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is “almost no danger” to the…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Republicans running on the ballot underneath President-elect Donald Trump made gains in numerous state legislative chambers, though Democrats also notched a few victories in an expensive battle for state…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats will hold one additional spot in the group of top statewide elected positions in North Carolina after Tuesday’s elections, while Republicans continued their recent…

LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor announced Wednesday that he will not pursue involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a 12-year-old boy at a nature therapy camp. The death of Clark Harman in…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein’s veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper’s stamp has been recently, should the margin in a…