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What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out

Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities.

N. Carolina speaker, lawmaker uninjured after SUV rammed

North Carolina Rep. Butterfield stepping down a little early

Service this weekend to recall ex-NC Democratic chair McCain

Police: 2 dead after SUV crashes into N. Carolina restaurant

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Panthers hire Adrian Wilson as VP of player personnel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers added to their front office, hiring Adrian Wilson as vice president of player personnel on Monday.

Police: Man charged in fatal crash at fast-food restaurant

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in a crash that killed two sibling customers at a fast-food restaurant last month, police said Wednesday.

N. Carolina to pay $7.5M to estate over wrongful conviction

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and its insurers will pay $7.5 million to the estate of a North Carolina man who was wrongfully convicted of a 1976 murder.

Pregnant Navy veteran fatally shot in North Carolina club

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A pregnant U.S. Navy veteran was fatally shot in a North Carolina club during a Christmas event, authorities said.

School board votes to allow principals to search cell phones

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has adopted a policy which will allow principals to search a student’s cellphone.

North Carolina man charged in neighbor’s death after dispute

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Police: Driver stole lumber, led high-speed chase

WILSON’S MILLS, N.C. (AP) — A driver stole a trailer loaded with lumber from a North Carolina construction site and led law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit on Thanksgiving Day, authorities said.

Leary, Wilson lead experienced Wolfpack for 2021 season

North Carolina State didn’t let its first major stumble under Dave Doeren linger. That has the Wolfpack back to the position that came through years of steady program building.

Feds sue North Carolina county over 911 operator’s firing

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county’s emergency communications unit engaged in unlawful retaliation when it terminated a worker after she told supervisors that she had been sexually harassed while on the job, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S.

North Carolina woman to become rare 2-time organ donor

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman is set to join the elite ranks of two-time living organ donors.

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson will speak at NC State graduation

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — NFL quarterback and N.C. State University alumnus Russell Wilson will return to the school this spring as a commencement speaker for the 2021 graduation ceremonies.

Defendant flees North Carolina courtroom during lunch break

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A man who was on trial on attempted murder charges fled a North Carolina courtroom while he was on lunch break, authorities said.

Slain North Carolina 5-year-old remembered for big smile

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina 5-year-old fatally shot while playing in his front yard carried a big smile and a big heart, the boy’s grandfather recalled at his funeral.

Funeral scheduled for boy, 5, who was fatally shot in Wilson

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A funeral is being held for a 5-year-old boy who was fatally shot in the North Carolina city of Wilson.

Wrongfully convicted Wilson man freed after four decades in prison

Five months after a federal appeals court threw out his murder conviction, and more than 40 years after he was sentenced to death, Charles Ray Finch was freed Thursday.

Trooper shot in Wilson County out of hospital

Days after being shot during a traffic stop in Wilson County, Trooper Daniel Harrell has been released from the hospital, according to authorities.

D1 girls soccer regional final: Goslings fall to Middleton

MIDDLETON — Tyler Wilson scored two goals as top-seeded Middleton beat eighth-seeded Watertown 5-1 in a WIAA Division 1 regional girls soccer final on Saturday.

Blue Cross CEO to step down

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina President and Chief Executive Brad Wilson announced Monday that he plans to retire from the company later this year.

To follow Wilson’s lead, NC needs legislature to loosen rules on local broadband

Broadband may have been the star of the WRAL Techwire Executive Exchange held Friday in Wilson, the first and only city in North Carolina with a city-owned broadband service, Greenlight.