N.C.

A former state lawmaker says he made mistakes but says he is innocent of a dozen felony charges stemming from government-funded non-profit corporations that prosecutors say he used for personal reasons. Full story...

Nearly all current North Carolina's Court of Appeals members want the General Assembly to keep their elections officially nonpartisan and preserve the voluntary public financing program for appellate court candidates. Full story...

North Carolina-based Harris Teeter says its stores have been impacted by a recall of a frozen berry blend linked to an outbreak of Hepatitis. Full story...

The American Civil Liberties Union says new figures show arrests for marijuana possession are racially biased in the country and North Carolina, where blacks account for 50 percent of the arrests while comprising 22 percent of the population. Full story...

Current and former Democratic state legislators are testifying at a trial where judges are weighing arguments whether the redistricting maps drawn by North Carolina Republicans in 2011 are legal or should be thrown out. Full story...

The North Carolina House Republicans' tax plan is headed to the floor with an additional half billion dollars in deductions to help the real estate business. Full story...

President Obama's trip to North Carolina has him scheduled to visit a middle school north of Charlotte. Full story...

An Orange County judge has sentenced the younger of the two men convicted of killing the University of North Carolina student body president in 2008 to life in prison. Full story...

House Republicans plan to have their version of a North Carolina state government budget finished by the end of next week. That would give them and Senate GOP leaders two weeks to attempt to negotiate a final deal before the new fiscal year begins July 1. Full story...

Authorities say the body of an East Carolina University student has been recovered after he was pulled out to sea by a rip current. Full story...

Deputies in Caldwell County have issued warrants for a man who they say doused a woman's car with gasoline and set it on fire as she and another person sat inside. Investigators say the woman came home to find someone had broken into her house. The investigators say the woman thought she knew who broke in and went with another person to confront the person she suspected. Full story...

State officials are reminding North Carolina residents that hurricanes don't limit their damage to the coast and that even a smaller storm or one that doesn't make landfall can cause damage. Full story...

North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis says he'll enter the U.S. Senate race to challenge Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan next year. Full story...

Authorities say the pilot of a small plane walked away unhurt after his aircraft crash-landed on a soccer field at Brevard Elementary School. The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Cessna 182 lost power around 4:40 p.m. Thursday. Full story...

The Humane Society says a North Carolina bill is designed to stop activists and journalists from exposing abuses and violations among food producers. Full story...