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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice debuted a plan Tuesday to help people get jobs as they recover from addiction.

Authorities have identified the body of a woman found dead in a North Carolina creek as that of a forensic FBI photographer from Alabama.

Gov. Roy Cooper's office says donations to North Carolina's Disaster Relief Fund following Hurricane Florence have reached nearly $6 million.

Authorities in Tennessee have identified a man who went into cardiac arrest and died along the Appalachian Trail.

Wildlife officials say a deadly virus has been detected in white-tailed deer in southern West Virginia.

"What we're trying to do is see if we can go east, then go north and then maybe down the road if we can do something at Chicago and then go west."

Officers with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department confirm a child, abducted by her father, has been found.

Authorities say a West Virginia state trooper is in stable condition after being shot in a gunfight where he killed a suspect.

A West Virginia state trooper was shot during a shootout with a man Monday night in Pocahontas County.

Estate spokeswoman LeeAnn Donnelly said the hiring decision was the result of a "miscommunication" and that Biltmore "did not fully understand" the local applicant's desire for the entry-level cook position.

The dog is a pitbull mix, according to the humane officer.

Police and fire crews responded to an explosion at a KFC restaurant in Eden, North Carolina Thursday morning.

A child became trapped in a chimney Tuesday after climbing out a window.

Firefighters had to dodge exploding rockets to douse a spectacular fire that destroyed containers of fireworks stored for sale on the Fourth of July.

According to the media materials, ArtsGreensboro and the City of Greensboro will lead the pack of organizations coming together to produce the event that, in its last year, brought more than $12 million of "significant economic awards" to the city.

The family of a Kentucky girl who suddenly died at a cheerleading competition in February says she had underlying strep.

The 17-year-old Raleigh girl who was rescued from the Emerald Isle surf last week is brain dead and will donate her organs on Saturday, her father announced on social media.

The man and woman, identified as 39-year-old Dennis Chad Howard and 42-year-old Allyson Howard, were airlifted to a Georgia hospital with life-threatening injuries. The couple owned the home.

"It's all about empathizing — understanding their situation, but teaching them how to overcome."

Abortion-rights activists argue the "born-alive" proposal now heading to the House is unnecessary for a nonexistent problem and is designed to intimidate physicians and women. Social conservatives say the bill only addresses caring for newborns and describe situations where infants have been left to die.

A single mother in Charlotte says she plans on going to school and opening her dream business after she won $100,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket.

A state House committee voted on Wednesday for legislation that would avoid the twice-annual time shift and have later sunsets for good - but only if Congress passes a federal law allowing states to observe daylight saving year-round.

North Carolina tree pollen levels have been “very high” since last Friday - with the highest pollen count coming from Monday to Tuesday.

Country star Brad Paisley took the controls of a backhoe to dig up the first pile of dirt in the space that will become a free grocery store to support needy families in Nashville, Tennessee.

Edwin Barkley pleaded guilty to Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property last month in connection with the investigation by CMPD and the U.S. Secret Service.

According to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, the first foal of the season was born recently.

Kitty Hawk police say 40-year-old Holly Nicolette and her husband, Alan, were struck as they walked on N.C. Highway 12 on Monday. Nicolette taught in the Hanover County Public Schools. Police posted on their Facebook page that six people were walking north on the southbound side of N.C. 12 when the driver of the northbound pickup truck fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the center line and hit the adults and a child.

If passed, the bill would go into effect on Jan. 2, 2020.

The GOP-dominant House on Monday overwhelmingly voted 67-22 in support of the proposal after a brief but tense debate. The bill must now pass the similarly GOP-controlled Senate before it can reach Republican Gov. Bill Lee's desk for final approval.

Chattanooga police tweeted a photo showing the partial collapse near the Interstate 24 westbound split.