DURHAM — Officials in North Carolina have agreed to avert a federal lawsuit by paying $650,000 to the mother of a 17-year-old murder suspect who hanged herself in a jail.

The settlement agreement is awaiting approval by a federal judge after being filed Wednesday. In addition to the payment…

RALEIGH — North Carolina prison authorities must stop denying expensive medicines to most of the inmates believed to be carriers of the potentially deadly blood-borne infection hepatitis C, a federal judge ruled this week.

U.S. District Judge William Osteen wrote in an order issued Wednesday…

A firearm and a flat screen television were stolen during a residential break-in committed sometime earlier this week, according to a case report released by the Greenville Police Department. 

The incident took place between 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and 5:31 p.m. on Wednesday at a home located in…

BETHEL — Despite the wet conditions, North Pitt had no trouble dispatching of South Central at home Thursday evening, winning 10-0 in five innings.

The Panthers (10-0) were led from the mound by Davidson commit Jacob Peaden, who continues to impress in his senior season. He went five innings,…

Senior high school basketball players from around the area will meet at Fike High School in Wilson on March 24  to participate in the first 252 Classic. The event, created by Jeremy Jeffers, will help local unsigned seniors gain more college exposure, and for others, may be the final time the…

East Carolina baseball’s game versus UNC Wilmington scheduled for Wednesday in Greenville was postponed to April 23 because of inclement weather.

No. 14 ECU (15-6) also does not have a midweek game next week, leaving the Pirates to focus on their American Athletic Conference series against…

I began my medical practice in 1964. I remember the exact day I removed the "Colored" sign in my medical clinic in Zephyrhills, Florida

I remember when all the "Insane Asylums" began closing down in the 70s.

I remember the Watts riots in Los Angeles of 1965.

But nothing beats what's going on at our…

If the ECU chancellor search would follow the guidelines that Calvin Mercer outlined in his letter to the editor published Wednesday, I believe the outcome would be a highly qualified new leader and an enhanced national reputation for ECU.

This assessment is based on my involvement in numerous…

My name is Kennedy Tate, I am in 11th grade and I am a Boy Scout with Troop 30 at Jarvis. I am writing this letter to express my concerns about the Green New Deal proposal. I do believe in the preservation and conservation of the Earth. However, the GND does this in an ineffectual and costly manner.…

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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL — A de­ac­ti­vated fe­male cy­borg is re­vived, but can­not re­mem­ber any­thing of her past life and goes on a…

GREENSBORO — State judicial officials say a North Carolina judge has been suspended with pay, although no official reason has been given.

Sharon Gladwell of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts said in an email that Chief Justice Cheri Beasley ordered a temporary suspension of…

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am hosting a birthday party for myself. I kind of decided at the last minute. The party is coming together pretty well — probably because I have a lot of experience hosting events.

I just remembered a couple of people that I definitely should have invited but didn't. I just…

RALEIGH

Pitt County has firmly placed itself as one of the premier locations in tradition-rich North Carolina for high school basketball. Just take a look at the three teams that competed for state championships Saturday night.

South Central brought in an exciting team with a mix of youth and…

Seven months ago, I wrote a column about discovering a serious vitamin deficiency that was at least one apparent cause of significant changes in my mood and behavior.

When I wrote it, I had just been sent home after three awful weeks in the hospital, and I figured the worst was behind me.…

"Did tonight's meal kit get delivered yet?"

I'm trying to recall how many times I heard my mother say those words.

Oh, yeah, never. It's hard to believe that there was a time not so long ago when you had to go to a restaurant or to a friend's house to eat something you didn't make yourself in your…