Communities Update: Gulfport police get a break in Markham Drive kidnapping; 4 persons of interest arrested

Local News City council debates future of old Manatee Players building in downtown Bradenton

Communities Gulfport sex shop won’t get business license

Local/State Investigators searching for SUV involved in fatal I-40 hit-and-run crash in Garner

Cary Cary memorial to honor plane crash victims

I crossed the line. After 16 weeks of training, after running/walking five miles two weekday mornings with my running partner at Tropical Park, and after staggering from my bed covers into the cold, predawn Saturday mornings to run one mile,…

Communities Schilling changes plea, gets 2 life sentences in Kiln murders

Local/State Saunders: Whether he’s talking poems or possums, Shelby Stephenson is a fine choice for poet laureate

WASHINGTON • When Blues goaltender Jake Allen was growing up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, there would be drives. Long drives. Practice for some regional teams meant a three-hour drive each way for a one-hour practice. Allen and his father, Kurt,…

CONCORD, North Carolina — Using a nostalgic locale as his backdrop, Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday that he would propose restoring tax credits for historic homes and businesses when he addresses North Carolina lawmakers in his State of the State…