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.

Cary native Ahmad Saad and two friends, Sasha Seymore and Dylan Simel plan to dribble from Asheville to Morehead City. By the time they reached Cary, the University of North Carolina students had traversed 270 miles and raised $4,500 for Middle East peace charities.

A large crowd is expected when legislators hold a public hearing in Raleigh about a bill that would pay $50,000 to people who were sterilized against their will.

Military officials say a soldier based at Fort Bragg has died of wounds suffered in Afghanistan.

President Obama's chief environmental adviser and U.S. Rep. David Price will tour a solar start-up company in Durham.

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

Under the Dome:  A federal judge struck down part of North Carolina’s public campaign financing system, following in the footsteps of other cases that link political money to free speech.

Tropical Depression Alberto is expected to stay well offshore as it moves up the Atlantic.