Police officials are working to determine whether human remains found behind a North Raleigh day care center which may be those of a person missing from Johnston County.

1st Lt. Jason D. Mann, 29, off Woodlynne, N.J. died during a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune.

Alexandra Reid says her town's ban on chickens appears to be based on a fear that allowing a few chickens would allow Sanford's growing Hispanic population to bring in all manner of livestock.

State lawmakers will not try to bail out the health plan that serves roughly 650,000 state workers, teachers, retirees and their families before the 2008 session ends today.

The General Assembly passed roughly 140 bills, ranging from new penalties for gang activity to more help for people caught in the mortgage foreclosure freefall.

State inspectors are working in Durham County and 23 other counties to remove avocados and jalapeno peppers suspected of salmonella contamination from more than 100 small stores.

The legislation also bans convicted sex offenders from social networking sites where children are members and imposes civil liability on sites that fail to make efforts to keep registered sex offenders from using the sites.

Eastern Wake County residents are invited to attend a community forum on the new Lake Myra County Park on Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m., in the Wendell Community Center Gymnasium, 601 West Third Street, Wendell.

Hours of operation for all Orange County Public Libraries will be reinstated starting July 28, officials said Friday.

An area of low pressure moving up the Georgia coast is getting a close look today from forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. The system could turn into a tropical depression as it moves slowly up the Carolinas coast.

The state driver's license office in Erwin will become the second in the state to start issuing temporary driving certificates instead of actual licenses.

Kelli Woolard is missing from her home in Johnston County.

The state jobless rate jumped in June to the highest level in more than four years as the labor market continued to cool.

Air quality officials have issued a Code Orange forecast for the Triangle today, meaning pollution may make the air unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The N.C. National Guard will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) post exchange at the North Carolina National Guard Military Center in Raleigh, this afternoon.

Legislators have been in session for more than 150 days, focusing their efforts primarily on adjustments to North Carolina's $21 billion budget.

Brad Cooper's lawyers, left, said today that he did not kill his wife and had cooperated with a police investigation. The lawyers said wild speculation about the death of Nancy Cooper required them to speak out.

The Orange County Office of Human Rights and Relations is investigating complaints at Abbey Court Condominiums, office director Shoshannah Smith said Friday.

A spokeswoman for the Marine Fisheries Division says the state issued 364 citations from January to May of this year.

Orange County Manager Laura Blackmon says she backs a decision to suspend a volunteer rescue squad from emergency scenes because of safety concerns.

The legislature today may require timelier revaluations when property values change.

An autopsy released Thursday answers some questions about the death of Aaron Winchester, who was shot two months ago while fleeing police.

A house fire on Georgetown Road inside the Beltline has been extinguished.

"The Dark Knight," this summer's most anticipated movie, arrived in theaters at 12:01 this morning, sparking a serious case of Bat-mania in the Triangle and nationwide.

The woman who is accused of aiding and abetting her husband in a sexual assault case and an alleged kidnapping and cane beating persuaded a Superior Court judge Thursday to reduce bail.

The last big battle between the House and Senate this session may be how to bail out the N.C. State Health Plan.

Its two best-drama nominations are an Emmy first.

This year's N.C. State Fair will have a decidedly country flavor, at least in terms of entertainment.

The city's Parks and Recreation Department broke ground this week on the Walnut Creek Urban Wetland Educational Park just south of downtown Raleigh.

Under the Dome:Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole's campaign would like to point out that it isn't the only one airing commercials in which things don't quite add up.

Blake Brinkley thought the house fire he saw Thursday afternoon was both amazing and scary. Still, it was the 10-year-old's actions that helped save the residence from further damage.

Residents stew as complex cracks down.

1% restaurant levy to be on Nov. ballot.

Michael Arthur Howell, the Charlotte insurance agent charged with killing a state insurance examiner in May, will not be tried for his life.

This spring, months before her slaying, Nancy Cooper wanted to go home to Canada, but her husband hid the passports of their U.S.-born daughters, Nancy Cooper's family alleges in a custody complaint.

The legislature on Thursday passed bills dealing with a range of controversial issues.

Bill would bar them from interrogation.

Legislation designed to combat bullying in schools is dead, according to a state senator who worked on the proposal.

Nearby Durham residents suspect longtime chemical plant.

Durham program focuses on crime.

Triangle Briefs: Raleigh police are looking for a carjacker who also stole a man's wallet Wednesday.

Triangle Briefs: A Raleigh man was arrested Thursday and charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.

Triangle Briefs: Durham police are looking for Jeremy Anton Brown, who is wanted on domestic violence and probation charges.

Triangle Briefs: A man was arrested Thursday after police say he engaged in sexual activity with a teenage girl.

CRIME BRIEFS:A nanny caught on video mishandling two infant twins was convicted of child abuse Thursday.

Of all my grandchildren, my 7-year-old granddaughter, Aimee Trombley, has a special love for the river,' writes Rick Dove of New Bern.

Durham County's Engineering Department will hold a public meeting on the proposed new Justice Center from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Sherry Shapiro, professor of dance and director of women's studies at Meredith College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to do research and lecture at the University of Cape Town in South Africa during the 2009 spring semester.