Jace Clark played a brilliant ball down the line to the feet of Masereka. The senior winger spun off his defender and laid the ball back up top to Ritarita. Without any hesitation, he fired the shot into the bottom corner past North Carolina goalie Andrew Cordes.

North Carolina doesn't often generate national attention for immigration related issues. So why are border agents targeting its cities?

A bald eagle dropped a cat carcass onto a driver's windshield along a highway in North Carolina, prompting an unusual 911 call near Bryson City.

Images of federal agents chasing immigrants have rattled many. Others see evidence of an effective crackdown. It remains to be seen whether the operation might sway voters next year.

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Police are investigating after four people were injured in a shooting at an annual tree lighting ceremony in Concord, North Carolina, on Friday night.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission received preliminary positive test results for bird flu in geese last week, according to a marine biologist with the agency.

“Upon arrival deputies discovered a 38-year-old female deceased,” the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. “Evidence suggests the victim was viciously attacked by a dog the victim had been providing care to for several weeks.”