Governor Beverly Perdue said she spoke to community leaders in High Point after the storm and they decided her visit may bring unwanted national attention in advance of the Furniture Market.

After many years in the making, the NASCAR Hall of Fame opened Tuesday morning in Charlotte.

The company planned to release financial statements Friday that show its Yadkin River dams have returned profits of between $8 million and $7.3 million in the past three, recession-scarred years.

The bill would end the standardized tests in U.S. History, Algebra 2, Physical Science and Civics and Economics starting next fall.

Perdue rolled out the state's latest effort to target patients or physicians who are gaming the system.

Although the state's fiscal picture isn't as bleak as last year, budget-writers will likely confront a gap of several hundred million dollars.

Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue refused Tuesday to discuss the merits of a request by the two GOP members of the Council of State to allow Attorney General Roy Cooper's office to spend public money from a special emergency account to pay legal bills...

The House gave final approval to a measure Thursday that directs Perdue to find at least $400 million in savings by the end of June from a $19 billion spending plan

Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue is preparing to address a Republican-controlled Legislature already at odds with her on spending and savings that could lead to a veto.

Perdue said the state is recovering from the economic woes it faced a year ago, but still needs to be more competitive.

The Democratic incumbent on Tuesday officially vetoed a budget-savings bill that tries to collect about $540 million in savings from the current year budget and reserves.

Republican leaders at the North Carolina General Assembly followed through on their word and conducted no business while meeting in Raleigh for less than 15 minutes on Thursday.

North Carolina's lieutenant governor is stepping up to run for the top job.

Gov. Beverly Perdue is making a no-interest state loan available to repair two schools and other public buildings in Tyrrell and Pamlico counties damaged during Hurricane Irene last August.