CarolinaEast Health System named New Bern echo technician Jensen Hawkins the recipient of the Scott Whitford Unsung Hero of the Year Award. This honor recognizes individuals who display extraordinary selflessness both in the hospital and out in the community.

José Eliezer Martinez-Andino, a young Honduran man who a federal judge determined was wrongfully deported earlier this year, will return to North Carolina next week. Martinez-Andino flew back to the U.S. in early August, but federal immigration enforcement officials detained him in Texas for several weeks.

These operations include live-ammunition exercises at Bombing Target 11 on Piney Island. Activity moves to Bombing Target 2 at Cat Island on September 21st. Crews will conduct underwater environmental investigations, which include underwater detonations.

Residents who spoke immediately before the decision were uniformly opposed to the project. Commissioners who voted in favor pointed to the potential for millions of dollars in new tax revenue

Rockingham County commissioners recently approved a new ordinance that regulates the future installation of Flock cameras and other automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs.

H.R. 4931 allows the National Park Service to extend commercial leases for businesses operating inside federal parks—like historic hotels, marinas, and guide services.

State officials want to partner and contract with local disadvantaged and small-business owners. Available opportunities include roadside mowing, pavement striping, traffic control, and emergency snow removal.

The public art piece recognizes the work, lives, and legacies of free and enslaved African American artists who engineered much of the city's historic 18th and 19th-century architecture.

Council members plan to vote next Monday on whether to reverse their decision to withdraw support for the $4 billion toll lane project. Two council members who voted against the toll lanes in May — Malcolm Graham and Joi Mayo — indicated Monday that they now lean toward support.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson announced a new $16 million program to support mining education during a visit Monday to the Albemarle lithium mine in Kings Mountain.

The sunken tugboat Titan continues to serve as a thriving habitat for marine life and a premier destination for local anglers and scuba divers.

The Carteret County Humane Society will host its Clear the Shelter adoption event on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The drive will take place at the facility on Hibbs Road in Newport, in collaboration with PetDocks Veterinary Hospital.

Billions of dollars worth of gold is held in Turkish households outside the banking system. The government aims to convince citizens to put it into the mainstream financial system to help the economy.

Over the past week, fears of AI wiping out humanity are surging. But could it happen? And if so, how?

NPR gains rare access to the Israel-occupied zone of southern Lebanon.

As many as 50,000 Israelis are leaving the country a year, study shows, tired of war and hardline politicians.

The Republican congressman argued the panel failed to follow its own rules when it investigated allegations that he sexually harassed two young female staff members.

A federal appeals court panel in D.C. hears arguments Tuesday on the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers. Critics say that will do little to make the nation's roads safer.

At the Emmys, The Pitt and Widow's Bay took home big wins. There were some beautiful moments, awkward jokes and surprises too.

Women make up the fastest-growing group of U.S. veterans. But fewer than half of female veterans are enrolled in VA health care, and some women are hesitant to even self-identify as former service members.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Bill Gates, the former Microsoft CEO turned philanthropist, about his contributions to AI equity initiatives -- and his criticisms of an AI-powered future world.

A group of former campaign and Senate staffers for John Fetterman say they will soon begin dropping damaging stories about the Pennsylvania Democrat. Many of his constituents are already fed up.