Annette Weston

With North Carolina Highway 12 severely damaged and closed near Rodanthe, the state’s ferry division has deployed a three-boat emergency operation between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe. / NCDOT

After Trump linked Camp Lejeune water contamination settlements to the midterms, advocates, Gov. Josh Stein, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, and others question the political pledge as thousands await resolution. Advocates say justice should not depend on politics.

The Pfizer logo is displayed on the exterior of a former Pfizer factory, on May 4, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

The historic first trial comes as plaintiffs propose a 25-condition framework for broader settlement negotiations

Incumbent Congressman Don Davis, left, is a former state senator and Air Force veteran from Greene County. His opponent is Republican Laurie Buckhout, right, a retired Army colonel who lives in Edenton.

File: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance takes the stage with his wife Usha Vance.

The farm’s owners say tighter household budgets are hurting pumpkin sales, leaving some of the crop unharvested and cutting into their income during one of the busiest times of the year.

Survey crews began work this week, measuring the shoreline on land and in the water ahead of construction. The work is expected to take about three weeks, weather permitting.

For generations, stories about Milton Covel, a man known in parts of eastern North Carolina as Tricky Sam or Duke Buddy, have circulated through families and communities across the region.

In the U.S., doctors increasingly ask about domestic violence as a routine part of checkups.