FILE - Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court listens to testimony in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, February 7, 2025 in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett ...

Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican who lost his November race for the North Carolina Supreme Court ... at its “Old South” ball. They’re symbols of another era. But they are symbols ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. We keep coming back to the same conversation about the jobs that left North ...

A women's Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup features the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils (28-7) and No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7) to determine which of the squads is heading to the regional final ...

Any game in any sport between Duke and North Carolina is meaningful, with the two longtime and heated rivals squaring off for bragging rights and a much-needed feeling of superiority. When the Blu ...

Any time Duke and North Carolina go head-to-head, it's must-see. On Friday, their women's basketball programs will meet with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line when the No. 2 seeded Duke Blue ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Hundreds of people have been asked to leave their homes in North Carolina and South Carolina as a half-dozen large fires are burning in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Smoke from those ...

Several massive wildfires are burning over a few areas in southwestern North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina. At least two of the wildfires south of Asheville near the state line have ...

Among the Friday Sweet 16 matchups will be a rivalry bout between Duke and North Carolina. WOMEN'S SPORTS: The latest news and insider insights from USA TODAY Studio IX. Without further ado ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. For years, North Carolina’s Republican-majority legislature has taken steps big and small to wrench power ...