North Carolina Republicans came within one seat of gaining a supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly. On Tuesday night, the state GOP did gain a supermajority in the North Carolina Senate.

Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has won North Carolina's open Senate seat. The three-term House member defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley on Tuesday and will succeed the retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr.

The latest on a shooting in northeastern Raleigh that left five people dead, including a Raleigh police officer.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached a settlement agreement with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones that resolves legal matters arising from her application for a tenured position at the university.

Orange County will reinstate its indoor countywide mask mandate effective 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11. The mandate will apply to anyone 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status.

Hundreds of protesters gathered Sunday in Elizabeth City, N.C., to demand justice and accountability for the death of Andrew Brown Jr., the Black man who was shot and killed by Pasquotank County sheriff鈥檚 deputies serving drug-related search and arrest warrants a week and a half ago.

Protesters took to the streets in Elizabeth City Monday night following the Pasquotank County Sheriff鈥檚 office partial release of body camera video in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. The protests remained peaceful early in the night, as crowds marched through the city chanting: 鈥淪ay his name! Andrew Brown!鈥� and "One shot 鈥� too many. Twenty seconds 鈥� not enough."

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper wants to lift most capacity and gathering restrictions on June 1. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Cooper said COVID-19 trends in North Carolina are stable enough to plan for another step in the state's reopening as long as more people get vaccinated.

On March 24, 2020, COVID-19 claimed its first recorded life in North Carolina. Since then, the pandemic has upended our communities, our families, and our lives in devastating ways. This series aims to tell the life stories of some of those we've lost too soon.

Epic Games is moving its headquarters to the Cary Towne Center. The company announced the purchase of the building on Sunday. Epic Games says they plan to鈥�