Mystery surrounds an inmate’s escape nearly 100 years after he broke free from a North Carolina prison, historians said. “On July 10, 1930, Otto Wood made his final escape from Central Prison,” the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources wrote in a blog post. “To this day, no one knows how he did it.”

Two former West Virginia correctional officers have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate.

Javonte Smith picked Tennessee football over Arkansas, Missouri and West Virginia during a July 8 commitment ceremony in Jackson. Here's why Smith picked the Vols.

Halifax County in Virginia experienced flooded roads as the plume of heaviest rain in central North Carolina edged over the state line on Sunday.

Officials in North Carolina say heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes.

Tropical Depression Chantal triggers flash floods in North Carolina and Virginia, with millions under alerts and rescue efforts underway

The court ordered appellate judges to reexamine cases from Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia involving access to medical care and birth certificates.

Find the latest information on Tropical Storm Chantal below: 11 p.m. update Sunday:Still a Tropical Depression Wind: 30 mph Movement: Northeast at 12 mph Position: 60 miles Southeast of Danville, VA Flash flooding is a major concern overnight Tropical Depression Chantal will continue to produce heavy rain across north-central North Carolina and south-central Virginia into Monday.

The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health confirmed a case of measles traveled through the Washington Dulles International Airport while infectious.