North Carolina News

WhyFame Nicole Richie, Joel Madden and their babies Joel Madden confirms that Nicole Richie is well and back home after being hospitalized with pneumonia  earlier this week. Joel’s announcement was made through a post on his band Good Charlotte’s official site....

Valero Energy Corp. said Friday it will permanently shut down its Delaware City, Del., refinery, which had been losing $1 million a day this year. It is the biggest refinery shutdown in the country this year...San Antonio-based Valero, the nation's...

A North Carolina man faces life in prison for frightening a 79-year-old woman into a fatal heart attack when he tried to use her home as a safe house...While jurors stopped short of finding that Whitfield killed Parnell, the verdict...

Vt. — Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness...A poor economy and cuts to institutional programs threaten to overwhelm personnel trained to deal with crime and vehicle accidents, not...

Nolan Smith 's 20 points and seven assists Saturday fueled eighth-ranked Duke's 104-67 blasting of Radford. Duke led 59-34 at the half, and equaled a school record by making 18 of its 32 3-point attempts on the way to its...

A small plane crashed in a wooded area of Charlotte Harbor on Friday morning. Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:11 p.m. A small plane crash-landed into a wooded area of Charlotte Harbor Friday morning, likely as a result of...

Does Palin's protest about bare legs sexism really stand up? Here's Sarah Palin on the cover of Newsweek, wearing short shorts because she thought she was posing for Runner's World – and here's a slew of furious controversy. Sexist, exploitative...