KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport van earlier this week was captured Friday at a North Carolina hotel, authorities said. Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from…

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WPTF) — The North Carolina Zoo has been crowned the “Best Zoo” in the United States, securing the top spot in the prestigious Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards. The announcement follows a month of…

RALEIGH (WPTF) — Jewelers Mutual Group, a prominent insurer specializing in the protection of jewelry and jewelry businesses, will soon be opening a new office in Raleigh. The company announced plans to hire 200 new…

RALEIGH (WPTF) — Governor Roy Cooper announced that Cosmetics & Cleaners International LLC, a Miami-based contract manufacturer of cosmetics and personal care products, will establish a new facility in High Point, North Carolina. The company’s…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After several months of speculation over who would fill the chancellorship at North Carolina’s flagship university, interim leader Lee Roberts has been picked to be the 13th chancellor of the University…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power…