Associated Press

The leader of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is set to join the state legislature. Robeson County Republican Party committee members unanimously recommended John Lowery on Tuesday to fill a state House seat most recently held by his brother.

Six people hospitalized after a deadly shooting at a North Carolina coastal bar have all been released. Authorities initially said five people were injured in the Sept. 27 attack at the American Fish Company in Southport.

A federal judge has decided that two legislative districts in northeastern North Carolina can remain intact. Black voters argued that Republicans manipulated the boundaries to prevent them from electing their preferred candidates.

Hurricane Humberto is expected to produce dangerous surf for Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast this week while Tropical Storm Imelda is strengthening near the Bahamas. In North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency even before Imelda formed.

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting statements about people of color that were key to his political activism. Conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, are emphasizing Kirk's faith and label him a martyr. From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce what they called hateful rhetoric from Kirk that runs counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Many Black clergy have linked the veneration of Kirk to a history of weaponizing faith to justify colonialism, enslavement and bigotry.

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. Authorities reported the crash on Thursday afternoon involved a small plane with three people aboard.

Fourteen former N.C. State male athletes have filed a civil lawsuit in state court alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack's former director of sports medicine.

Two brothers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing of a North Carolina sheriff's deputy in 2022. Alder Marin-Sotelo pleaded guilty on Tuesday to first-degree murder, while his brother Arturo Marin-Sotelo pleaded guilty to being an accessory.

Former North Carolina congressman Wiley Nickel has announced his candidacy for Wake County district attorney. Nickel was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 but didn't seek a second term due to redistricting.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a North Carolina law making it a crime for felony offenders to vote before completing their punishments without knowing they were breaking the law is unconstitutional.