Rachel Lewis Hilburn

A report from the state auditor's office says the North Carolina Education Lottery violated state law by failing to collect damages from its primary vendor.

A Robeson County manufactured home dealer cannot take new orders or accept payments until all previous orders have been filled – or consumers get their money back.

As GE-Hitachi considers whether to build a laser-based uranium enrichment plant on its campus in Castle Hayne, members of the surrounding community are generally in the dark when it comes to what – exactly -- the industrial giant might be creating in their backyards.

Residents and businesses in the unincorporated portions of New Hanover County could soon see a sizable drop in their homeowner’s insurance premiums. 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will decide by August whether to grant a 40-year license allowing GE-Hitachi to enrich uranium at a new facility in Castle Hayne.

New Hanover County has designated June as “Elder Abuse Awareness Month.”

Dr. Ruth Funk, a community activist and classical music lover – among many other things – passed away Friday morning at home. 

Today is the first day of the 2012 Hurricane Season; but area residents have already seen two named storms. 

The early arrivals of Tropical Depression Beryl and Tropical Storm Alberto put their unique emphasis on Hurricane Preparedness Week. 

Tropical Depression Beryl makes her way through the Cape Fear Region during Hurricane Preparedness Week -- and on a day of particularly salient focus.