A Granville County couple split with another winner a top prize totalling more than $820,000 in Saturday's drawing of the state lottery's "Carolina Cash 5" game. The other winning ticket was sold in Cary, the state lottery said.

A Raleigh high school student recently charged with stabbing a classmate turned himself in today, police said.

Police say the robber who killed a clerk at the Wilco on Trawick Road in April may have been responsible for at least eight other holdups in Raleigh since January.

Sen. John McCain brought his economic stump speech to Wilmington this afternoon, disowning the "explosion of government spending of the past eight years" and comparing Sen. Barack Obama's policies to those of President Herbert Hoover.

Registered voters -- and even eligible residents who still haven't registered -- will have more than two weeks to cast ballots during the early voting period. But it may not be a quick experience.

Wake County will borrow $300 million from Bank of America to keep building projects on track despite the troubled economy, county commissioners decided today.

North Carolina's public pension fund has taken its lumps because of the plunging stock market, but it remains fiscally solid and is doing better than most of its peers, State Treasurer Richard Moore said today.

The perfect instruments for picking the wrongfully prosecuted blues hit the auction block Sunday at a court-ordered sale of former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's guitars.

A former North Carolina sheriff who was sentenced to 16 months in prison for obstructing justice has pleaded guilty to state charges.

Temperatures will climb into the mid-80s this week, possibly setting new records for warmth. Fall returns for the weekend, though.

Scientists say a fishing boat that rammed an instrument platform built off North Carolina's coast to study water quality will delay research by six months.

Raleigh residents on Tuesday will be able to get information and express their opinions about a roundabout proposed for the intersection of Morgan and Hillsborough streets.

You can call her CutoutDissection.com, Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer.

Bradley Cooper's former fiancee says in an affidavit that he belittled and frightened her. The parents and sister of Cooper's slain wife, Nancy, filed the affidavit in the fight for custody of the Cooper children.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain will make his first public appearance in the state since the May primary today, trying to lift his party's prospects in Eastern North Carolina.

Forget about getting your mail, going to the bank or calling a federal office today. It's the Columbus Day holiday, meaning federal government offices, most financial institutions and the postal service are closed.

In a city where Democrats and independents outnumber Republicans 3-1, Pat McCrory has never won less than 56 percent of the vote, and he once took 78 percent. His most vocal critics are conservative Republicans.

If North Carolina had a file cabinet, it would be the Secretary of State's Office. The secretary is elected to maintain a host of records, ranging from the list of current lobbyists to trademarks to business incorporations and commercial loan documents.

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp wants his university to solve the world's grandest challenges. But to reach this audacious goal, he offered a basic path: ""We just need to take care of our people."

Sheehan:When Tri-County Community Health Council asked to put a new clinic in one of the neediest parts of Johnston County, commissioners voted 5-2 against the rezoning needed to make the clinic a reality.

Before the era of multimillion-dollar malpractice suits, Ben Thomas flitted among five counties, making house calls, tending to medical emergencies real and perceived, and delivering more than 5,000 babies outside the clinical confines of a hospital.

Police have arrested a Durham man on charges that he repeatedly raped and sexually abused a child under the age of 13.

Three men were injured Sunday in a knife fight at Lyon Park.

Under the Dome:Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue is sparing the pleasantries when talking about Gov. Mike Easley.

NAACP members and other guests crowded a North Raleigh Hilton ballroom late Saturday night to see actors Danny Glover and Giancarlo Esposito screen their latest film, "Gospel Hill," at the 65th annual NAACP State Convention.

A man is in jail on charges that he robbed at Blockbuster store Saturday night, threatening a clerk with a gun.

A recent Wake Forest-Rolesville High School graduate died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash.

The 20th annual Walk for Hope had a record turnout Sunday and raised nearly $400,000 for the research and treatment of mental illness.

Durham Police arrested three suspects Sunday, charging two of them with rape and kidnapping and the third with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The sponsor of Elizabeth Edwards' speaking engagement in Detroit this week says Edwards has canceled her appearance to care for her mother.

A granite bench, engraved with Nancy Cooper's portrait, now sits on Symphony Lake's northeastern bank, dedicated to her memory.

It's Columbus Day. You won't discover mail. That's because this is a federal holiday, and the Post Office will be closed. But it isn't an official state holiday, so check first before extending your weekend.

Wake County Public Libraries and the College Foundation of North Carolina will host a series of workshops Wednesday through Nov. 8.

Cam's Champs will kick off its annual fund-raising campaign at noon Wednesday at the RBC Center when Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward appears with Special Olympics North Carolina athlete Matt Dumas.