October 9, 2016 Matthew downgraded to post-tropical cyclone Matthew has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone as it continues what appears to be the last leg of its march up the East Coast.
October 9, 2016 Say what? Owner of tower rides out storm in middle of ocean Talk about braving the storm.
October 6, 2016 State of emergency declared for Florida, South Carolina as Hurricane Matthew closes in Hurricane Matthew closed in on Florida Thursday evening as a powerful Category 4 storm as the governor urged people up and down the state's 580-mile Atlantic coastline to brace for "devastating impacts."
October 6, 2016 Man, woman arrested for at least 15 church break-ins Authorities in North Carolina say a man and a woman have been arrested in connection with at least 15 church break-ins in five counties.
October 6, 2016 Former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal tapped for MLK day event Former Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who was criticized last year for passing herself off as black, has been tapped to speak at a North Carolina Martin Luther King Day celebration in January.
October 5, 2016 North Carolina police enlist foundation to review policies Police in North Carolina's largest city have invited the Police Foundation, an independent, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C., to review its policies and procedures following the shooting death of a black man by a police officer.
October 5, 2016 Sarah Rankin named AP reporter in Richmond Sarah Rankin, a journalist with The Associated Press in Chicago, has been appointed a reporter in AP's bureau in Richmond, Virginia.
October 5, 2016 At least 500K urged to evacuate as Matthew nears Florida Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and at least a half a million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday, a mass exodus ahead of a major storm packing power the U.S. hasn't seen in more than a decade.
October 5, 2016 Experts point to brain injury in North Carolina officer-involved shooting Keith Lamont Scott was a different person after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident last year. Friends say his medications made him zone out, slurring his words and forgetting what he was saying in the middle of a conversation.
October 5, 2016 The Latest: Police release more video of fatal shooting The Latest on the police shooting of a black man in Charlotte (all times local): 8:15 p.m.