A 28-year-old man accused of mutilating wildlife and domestic animals in Wayne County is free on $3,000 bail, jail officials said Wednesday.

Here's a Newtonian corollary: What went down is going back up.

The iconic actor, who spoke at Gov. Mike Easley's two inaugurals, will address the crowd at Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue's swearing in.

In an effort to stop the euthanasia of homeless animals, the SPCA of Wake County has opened a spay/neuter animal clinic.

Filmmakers Blake Edwards and Erin Fede take top prize in the Project Direct film contest on YouTube.

In a new release Wednesday evening, authorities said the man was Randal Ray Rockwell, 59, of Clermont, Fla.

The Air Force says 19 members of a civil engineering unit are scheduled to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan for six months of duty.

North Carolina's business leaders have announced the launch of a comprehensive business-support network designed to assist North Carolina companies.

A bitter estate battle over the company that makes Johnston County's trademark fire-engine red hot dogs troubles the faithful leaving the Cricket Grill.

The Wake County school board voted Tuesday to pay $2.47 million for land to build a new elementary school near northwest Raleigh.

Authorities say slumping economy, not improved driving, is saving lives in North Carolina.

Greensboro politician Kay Hagan ousted Elizabeth Dole in November. She is the second woman to hold the position.

High winds ahead of a line of fast-moving storms led to scattered power outages in the Triangle this morning, and the National Weather Service warned that more gusty winds could be on the way.

Gov. Mike Easley on Monday pushed through approval of an accelerated schedule to sell $742 million in bonds for university buildings, prisons and museums.

Wayne County authorities have charged 28-year-old Lawton McKenzie with animal cruelty but has not been arrested. Animal control officers rescued 26 sheep, goats and dogs.

Beekeeping is OK in Durham backyards, but city leaders aren't yet comfortable with the idea of allowing chicken coops inside city limits.

Sheehan:At 17, Alex Meliones has a long history with pediatric intensive care units.

Wake County Schools Superintendent Del Burns said Tuesday that the district is preparing for a tight budget this coming fiscal year in the face of the national recession.

The Wake school board agreed Tuesday on a new way to avoid paying sales taxes for construction projects, potentially ending a nearly two-year dispute with county commissioners.

The City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to endorse a plan that calls for installing more parking meters downtown, in the Glenwood South entertainment district and along Hillsborough Street.

A man found dead near the Eno River in November shot himself in the chest, according to the state medical examiner's office.

Under the Dome:Several of the state's top elected officials took advantage of their last Council of State meeting to poke lighthearted fun at one another.

Duke Children's Hospital opens unit exclusively for young patients recovering from surgery.

Xavier Kelly lived only seven months, but he faced enough abuse in his short life to suffer multiple rib fractures, a black eye and head trauma.

The City Council voted Tuesday to sell 25 city-owned lots in Southeast Raleigh to a nonprofit developer that rehabilitates houses slated for demolition.

Five worked for Blackwater during 2007 Baghdad shooting.

Deputies in Johnston County are investigating the discovery of a man's body in a trash bin at an Interstate 40 rest stop.

Police still are trying to piece together the circumstances that led to the death of a 25-year-old man Monday when the Jeep he was driving was struck by a school bus in West Cary.

Letter: The Wake County school board appointed Karen Summers on Tuesday to be the new principal of Davis Drive Middle School in Cary.

The Wake County school board voted Tuesday to ask for state permission to allow 103 classrooms in 33 elementary schools to exceed the state's limit for class sizes.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against a rural North Carolina school system that barred a peace activist from talking to high school students about alternatives to joining the military.

North Carolina's acquisition of the Grandfather Mountain tourist attraction is almost complete.

West Point management may change.

A North Carolina-based Marine has died of undetermined causes in Kuwait, the military announced Tuesday.

When Dee Freeman announced his retirement as executive director of Triangle J Council regional planning organization last May, he said he wanted to pursue public policy on the state level.

A Bank of America executive from Charlotte has been picked to run the state agency responsible for collecting taxes.

Britt Cobb Jr. will keep his job as secretary of the Department of Administration.

Deputies in Johnston County are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in a trash bin at an Interstate 40 rest stop.