The school system, last week, posted the names and contact information of more than 800 Wake County residents who answered a call from school leaders to give feedback on the issue.

Frank Griffin of Asheville came forward Monday to claim his Powerball jackpot, which he plans to take in a single, lump sum that will total about million after taxes.

Luis and Sandra Vulcan are citizens of Venezuela but have been living in the United States for about 10 years. They thought they had taken the proper steps to obtain green cards but were scammed.

The Chapel Hill Town Council is considering a town-wide ban on the use of handheld devices to make calls while driving.

A Superior Court judge has ordered that an independent security officer be present when a former aide to two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards retrieves a videotape that purportedly shows the candidate having extramarital sex.