Police say Elmer David Cespedes-Orozco, 23, of Lexington, N.C., was charged with armed robbery after he turned himself in Wednesday night.

The World Food Program has suspended cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country. Inside: Find out how three North Carolinians are trying to help.

Oil prices surged past $125 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.

One person was killed, three others were injured, and more than 12,000 people lost power late Thursday as severe thunderstorms and an F2 tornado moved across the Triad.

A two-week old gasoline price war along the Davidson-Forsyth county line has cooled a bit in the last few days, but pump prices at many stations are still below the Triad average.

It's the only military academy in the state and one of the oldest in the country. And Oak Ridge Military Academy could soon sell a prime piece of real estate. Some aren't happy.

Another overturned tractor trailer snarled traffic Thursday morning in Winston-Salem. It's not the first time that's happened at Interstate 40 and U.S. 52, causing delays.

A Triad man’s gamble paid off in a big way this week, when Richard Southern of Stoneville won a 2008 Harley Davidson Fat Boy courtesy of the North Carolina State Education Lottery.

The post office delivers millions of parcels a day. But this weekend they're asking customers to make a delivery of their own.

Davidson County sheriff's investigators say the gunman shot a man, a 30-year-old woman, a 17-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy.

Court records show the FBI and the State Bureau of Investigation conducted an undercover sting earlier this month in which Danny Ray Burton received money allegedly recovered from an illegal gambling operation.

Officials in Randolph County seized close to 5,000 prescription pills from a home Friday in the third largest pill bust ever in the county.

Kids got to experience what it is like at an NFL training camp – while at the same time learning about personal responsibility, teamwork and the importance of being physically fit.

Almost 113,000 said no to both Guilford County school bonds. School board chairman Alan Duncan says he isn't ignoring those voters' concerns in these economic times.

After losing $16.5 million last quarter, cell phone microchip maker RF Micro announced a company-wide 350 person lay-off. Over 200 of those jobs will come from Greensboro.

Protestors lined the streets in front of the city building in Asheboro for the last two days hoping to drum up support against the forced annexation of the Dave’s Mountain area.

Tuesday, voters gave the approval to a bond referendum that passed by a close margin, making way for a new jail to be built. Work is already underway on the new facility.

Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination after beating Hillary Clinton easily in North Carolina and falling just short in Indiana.

Guilford County voters passed three important school bonds on Tuesday night worth $537 million combined, as well as a number of other bonds.

Republican John McCain is castigating Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice, saying it was "petty" and "partisan politics."

With only a few hours to go before voting began in North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama strolled into an area restaurant to the surprise of patrons.

To ensure their candidate walks away with North Carolina in their win column, volunteers at local Obama and Clinton headquarters across the state are making their final push for votes.

Alcohol is a big issue on many ballots across the triad but in Montgomery County that issue will determine whether or not voters will be able to buy alcohol in restaurants, grocery stores and create ABC stores through out the county.

As voters prepare to head to the polls for Tuesday’s primary, Hillary Clinton spent time in the Triad trying to gain as much support as possible in the waning hours.

Resolute rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama straddled North Carolina and Indiana on Monday on the eve of a pair of crucial primaries in their White House bids.

A bill to address gang violence is getting mixed reaction from some North Carolina legislative candidates. The bill is and specifically its funding is a hot topic after the shooting death of Eve Carson.

Maya Angelou celebrated her birthday in Atlanta on Sunday night at the Woodruff Arts Center. The pricey gala benefited an Atlanta YMCA teen center that bears her name.

General Dan McNeill, the American general leading NATO forces in Afghanistan, said troop withdrawals could start in about three years, 10 years after the war started in 2001.

Supporters for both Democratic presidential hopefuls are kicking their campaigns into high gear, trying to bring as many voters to the polls as possible.