Eduardo Medina

The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, his lawyer said.

The fortunes of Fayetteville, N.C., are tied to the nearby Army base. What should the city expect with the Trump administration firing top leaders and planning budget cuts?

The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.

The best-selling author based “The Notebook” and other heart-tugging novels in New Bern, where he lives. But what makes the town so romantic?

Birmingham, Ala., which had a record year for homicides, is trying to curb shootings by blocking streets. But the effort has come to mean something else.

Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify more than 60,000 votes.

Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.

An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court. But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result.

Bomb-making materials were found at a short-term rental house, and the authorities said they had recovered a transmitter intended to set off explosives on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.

The extended Craig family has suffered an unthinkable loss after landslides slammed into their North Carolina town during Hurricane Helene. The survivors are trying to move forward.