RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal report which highlights flaws in North Carolina's probation system points to officers dealing with heavy caseloads, high turnover and an archaic computer system.

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. -- Orange County's sheriff told county commissioners Tuesday they need to come up with a long-term plan for jail overcrowding.

ROLESVILLE, N.C. -- About two dozen residents of Rolesville’s Hampton Pointe subdivision came Tuesday evening to protest a plan to run school buses through their neighborhood.

DURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina's two major-party candidates for governor continued to spar over plans to open the coast to oil and natural gas drilling Tuesday night during the first live televised debate of the general election.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke in Raleigh Tuesday, laying out his domestic agenda in a state where he trails in the polls by six points.