A former UNC Charlotte employee who was fired after a conservative activist group released an undercover video of her is suing the university, alleging her First Amendment rights were violated.

Latin American families in the Charlotte area are keeping centuries-old Christmas traditions alive by gathering for Las Posadas and Las Novenas, blending faith, food and family far from their home countries.

Recidivism rates remain high across America and programs that can help reduce those rates are now in jeopardy with federal budget cuts.

The Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement would extend gas transmission lines in Rockingham, Guilford, Forsyth and Davidson counties. The route runs through the Jordan Lake and Randleman Lake watersheds, according to the Sierra Club.

Animal Care and Control on Byrum Drive is running its end-of-year “Season of Second Chances” campaign to help fund medical care for injured or sick shelter animals.

Research shows that recess during school could have both physical and academic benefits for kids. But some say recess periods at schools here and across the country are getting shorter and shorter.

After just over one month on display, Thomas Dambo's "Little Sally" sculpture has garnered thousands of views.

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast.

Twenty state legislators will likely win another term after no one filed to run against them in next year's election. All but one of the lawmakers running unopposed for re-election are Democrats who represent left-leaning districts.

DEQ is providing money for North Carolina communities to mitigate future disasters