John Edwards might be the one with the most to win or lose with the jury deliberating his fate, but the U.S. Department of Justice has a lot riding on his case, too.

Fracking was originally billed as the golden key to unlocking a 40-year supply of natural gas and reversing North Carolina’s dependency on other states for energy. Proponents said it was the state’s ticket to an economic revival and newfound status as an energy supplier.

County Manager David Cooke’s budget would give the school system less than half the additional amount requested by the school board.

In search of “a good fit” and more playing time, N.C. State’s Ryan Mathews is at his fourth college since leaving Boone High School (Orlando, Fla.) in 2007.

A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

Consultants come up with two new maps for the long-disputed leg of the Triangle Expressway in southern Wake County.