A driver opened fire on a North Carolina state trooper during a traffic stop early Wednesday, killing the 11-year Highway Patrol veteran, authorities said.

The controversial "Silent Sam" statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has been toppled by protesters Monday night. 

Investigators in North Carolina say a missing 3-year-old girl is believed to be dead and have arrested a man in connection with her disappearance. 

Hurricane Irma became a Category 4 storm Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center, which said "preparations within the warning area should be rushed to completion." 

A school resource officer in North Carolina has been placed on leave after a brief video posted online shows him picking up and slamming a female high school student to the ground.

Hurricane Matthew’s torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars.