The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail.

The National Park Service announced on Sep. 15 the completion of two landslide repair projects located at milepost 375 and 380 nd reopened a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 382 in Asheville, North Carolina to milepost 355.3 at the Ridge Junction Overlook near NC 80 and the entrance to Mount Mitchell State Park.

North Carolina Republican legislators have introduced criminal justice measures to toughen bail rules and evaluate offenders for mental health issues.

Danville Police are requesting citizens to use caution and reduce speeds in the area of West Main Street, 29 South, 29 and 58 bypasses near the Caswell County, North Carolina and Danville line after a tractor-trailer crash Tuesday.

The Danville-Pittsylvania County Fair isn’t just about rides, games, and fried food — it’s a major economic engine for Southside Virginia, drawing tens of thousands of visitors from across the region.

The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.

President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer.

North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders are pushing for stricter pretrial release laws after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte train.

Income inequality in the United States dipped last year, with median household income rising slightly.

ACC releases men’s basketball conference schedules

The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train.

The New England Patriots coaching staff isn't welcomed at the North Carolina football facility while Bill Belichick is there.

Joseph McNeil, a key figure in the civil rights movement, has died at 83.

A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction in an antitrust suit involving two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan.

Hokies and Cavaliers will meet on Feb. 1 and March 1.

Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, have argued in federal court for a preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations.

Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first second-half snap to help TCU spoil Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut by rolling past North Carolina 48-14 on Monday night.

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtle.

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.

Hurricane Erin is strengthening again and forecasters say it could intensify again to be a major hurricane.

The City of Lynchburg announced Tuesday that Chief of Police Ryan Zuidema will retire from his role and accept the position of Chief of Police for the City of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Hurricane Erin is off the southeastern coast Tuesday, prompting mandatory evacuations and a tropical storm watch in parts of North Carolina, 10 News Meteorologist Edward Shaw as the latest.

More than 40 volunteers from Virginia and North Carolina gathered August 16 to remove nearly 750 pounds of trash from the Smith River and nearby roadsides.

Here's all you need to know about gerrymandering and redistricting.

Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues.

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands.

Gildan Activewear is buying HanesBrands for $2.2 billion, giving the basic apparel maker access to brands including Hanes and Maidenform.

Blue Ridge Parkway is working on some new projects that may impact your experience on the road in August, primarily around Boone, N.C.

Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.

Virginia Tech is looking into an allegation by North Carolina Central’s football coach that a Hokies assistant improperly tried to lure running back J’Mari Taylor into the transfer portal last season.

The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the southeastern United States.

The Wytheville Police Department announced Wednesday that a deputy located a long-term missing person on July 17.

NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.

Virginia hasn’t joined a lawsuit filed by other states but that doesn’t mean educators here aren’t closely watching the situation.

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal are bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of our region and just south of us in North Carolina.

Officials in North Carolina say floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept a woman in her car from a rural road and killed her.

Martinsville officials are hoping a major jobs announcement in North Carolina has some spillover effects across the state line.

Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeastern U.S. coast.

An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party and its leaders to vote down President Trump’s signature domestic policy package.

Republicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts.

Nikolaj Ehlers has still not chosen his destination and remains the top player available in NHL free agency.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't seek reelection.

Crews have reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross country highway for nine days.

The Virginia Department of Health announced Wednesday that officials were investigating a possible measles exposure at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia on Thursday, June 19.

A federal judge has ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing legal fight but sharply limited what they need to share.

FIFA says it opened a disciplinary case at the Club World Cup after Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger claimed he was racially abused by Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral.

The Danville Police Department announced Tuesday that they were seeking the public’s assistance in locating 38-year-old James Pugh II, who escaped from Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute on Tuesday.

North Carolina election officials will be sending mailers to about 200,000 voters asking them to provide information missing from their state registration records.

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

A federal judge is urging NASCAR and two of its teams to settle their increasingly acrimonious legal fight that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing this week.

The Trump administration's Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for election data or changes to voter registration procedures.

A Henry County man was arrested on Wednesday following a nine-month sexual assault investigation, Henry County Sheriff’s Office said.

A California-based company plans to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina.

From a slowdown in hiring to a multi-billion-dollar tech investment in North Carolina, there’s plenty making headlines in the business world Thursday morning.

Amazon is expanding its cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence activities into a rural North Carolina county.

Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to the death of one person and injuries for 11 others.

A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after a narcotics arrest in Henry County Saturday, according to officials.

Gunfire erupted around a house party in western North Carolina early Sunday and authorities say one person was killed and 11 others injured.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

The Trump administration has accused North Carolina’s election board of violating federal law by failing to ensure that registration records of some applicants contained identifying numbers.

Some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, flies and spiders — are only found in a small part of North and South Carolina.

Frederik Andersen returned to the net and stopped 20 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Logan Stankoven got the only goal Carolina needed and the Hurricanes won their first Eastern Conference finals game in 20 years by beating the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night to stave off elimination.

The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead.

The PGA Championship has the strongest field of the majors.

The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a nonpartisan way and called for an end to verbal attacks against those who oversee the voting process.

Enjoy a sunny weekend before rain returns next week. Get the latest forecast and updates from Weather Authority.

Emma Lemley allowed just one hit in the Hokies victory.

North Carolina's elections board has ousted the agency’s executive director after Republicans gained control.

The North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies.

A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown early Sunday, the university said.

Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment.

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.

North Carolina trial judges will soon rule if legislative Republicans' latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful.

Evening thunderstorms expected near the VA-NC border. Get details on weather improvements anticipated by Tuesday and the midweek forecast.

A 73-year-old woman died in a motorcycle crash in Carroll County on Friday, according to Virginia State Police.

Testimony wrapped up Wednesday on day three of the trial of a North Carolina man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend.

God’s Pit Crew is delivering hope and providing healing as they deploy to Marion, North Carolina, to help rebuild a home for a family who lost everything in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average.

Oluchi Okananwa had her third double-double of the season and Duke beat Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina 47-38 in a grind-it-out defensive battle, sending the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

At least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina.

Firefighters have announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but are warning that fire danger remains from dry and windy conditions.

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene are fueling wildfires in North and South Carolina.

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation Saturday night for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina. The agency warns residents could be trapped, injured, or killed if they remain in the impacted areas. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency as part of an effort to stop a blaze in Pickens County called the Table Rock Fire that started Friday in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Emergency crews in at least three states are battling small wildfires.

Sean Pedulla made a critical 3-pointer with 52.8 seconds left, and Mississippi topped North Carolina 71-64 in the NCAA Tournament after the Rebels squandered most of a 22-point lead in the second half.

Tyrese Proctor had 19 points and freshman star Cooper Flagg returned from an ankle injury as No. 1 seed Duke beat Mount St. Mary’s 93-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Tobacco Road is the center of the NCAA Tournament this week with three women’s first-round sites at Duke, North Carolina and N.

RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a 95-68 victory over San Diego State in their First Four matchup.

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.

Tyrese Proctor scored 19 points on six 3-pointers, Kon Knueppel added 18 points and No. 1 Duke defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 on Saturday night to clinch its second Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship in three seasons under Jon Scheyer.

Top-ranked Duke and the Atlantic Coast Conference have informed the NCAA Tournament selection committee that freshman Cooper Flagg will be available for March Madness.

North Carolina graduate forward Jae'Lyn Withers committed a lane violation with 4.1 seconds left that negated a tying free throw in the Tar Heels' loss to No. 1 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 1 Duke held off a furious second half rally by North Carolina to beat its rival for the third time this season, 74-71 on Friday night to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

Kon Knueppel scored 28 points as No. 1 Duke overcame injuries to star Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown to beat Georgia Tech 78-70 and advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals.

A man was arrested after a high-speed chase that was initiated in Henry County and ended in Rockingham County, N.C., Henry County Sheriff’s Office said.