A woman has been charged with animal cruelty in Sullivan County after she was convicted in North Carolina earlier this year.

Senators voted Tuesday afternoon to approve Dan Driscoll as Army secretary. President Donald Trump said he picked Driscoll to be “a disruptor and change agent.”

Good morning and welcome to our Under the Dome Sunday newsletter, which focuses on new Gov. Josh Stein. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. Stein met with U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in Washington Thursday about Helene recovery, he posted on social media.

North Cascades National Park in Washington is beautiful and remote, and one day, our writer hopes to visit it Just about anyone who knows me is privy to how much I love our national parks and my desire to visit them all (I'm currently at 40 out of 63).

North Carolina is part of Apple’s $500 billion U.S. expansion plans. Apple will expand facilities in nine states over the next four years and create 20,000 jobs, the tech giant said in a news release Monday. With the company’s largest ever financial commitment, it is focusing on artificial intelligence, silicon engineering and skills development.

After scoring 80 points just twice in its first 13 Atlantic Coast Conference games, North Carolina rolled over Florida State 96-85 on Monday in Tallahassee, Fla., for its fourth straight 80-plus-point effort.

The best way to explore the caves during the warmer months is on the water. Guide services out of Cornucopia and Bayfield offer kayak tours of the cave, and on calm days, you can get up close and personal with these incredible cliffs, even navigating into and out of some of the grottoes.

The North Carolina Ferry Division is seeking both seasonal and permanent staff to gear up for the busy summer months.Job seekers ar

Federal prosecutors say three members of the City Council in South Carolina’s third-largest city accepted kickbacks and bribes to give out grant money and rezone land or lied about what they knew