RALEIGH, N.C. — Janet Cowell, a seasoned public servant, has been officially sworn in as Raleigh’s new mayor after winning the election on November 5. Cowell’s career includes roles as a Raleigh City Council member,…

By Mike Raley Decades ago on fall trips to Topsail Island, I began to notice what I thought was a white blooming shrub here and there along the roadways. I thought this rather unusual, since…

By ERIK VERDUZCO and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike Monday during a…

By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike…

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top official for North Carolina’s efforts to rebuild communities after natural disasters is no longer working in the position just a few days after a…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York…