After a fourth straight week of civil disobedience protests at the N.C. General Assembly Monday, the arrest total for the “Moral Monday” demonstrations rose to more than 150.

UNC-system campuses have been gun-free zones for years.

But the N.C. General Assembly is now joining South Carolina, Texas and state legislatures around the country in a push to legalize guns on college campuses, despite opposition from higher education leaders and university faculty.

Emboldened by victories in last November’s election, Republicans in both chambers of the N.C. General Assembly have worked for months on separate proposals to overhaul the state’s tax code.

Students can now buy shot glasses shaped like syringes and prescription bottles at the Urban Outfitters store in Southpoint Mall in Durham.

The N.C. Senate released its 2013-14 state budget proposal Sunday night, as state legislators work toward fulfilling campaign promises of reforming taxes and public education and balancing the budget.

Drew Moretz, a lobbyist for the UNC system, has fielded tough questions from legislators about how state money is being used on college campuses.

After finishing his junior year at UNC, Kelvin Anthony returned last week to his hometown of West, Texas — only to find it completely different from the town in which he grew up.

As the sun started to set on the N.C. General Assembly late Monday afternoon, dozens of North Carolina residents lit up Jones Street in Raleigh with a fiery protest that resulted in 49 arrests — several of them college students.

When Priscilla Alden first started working in North Carolina’s information technology sector more than 20 years ago, personal computers were exciting, new and rarely used.

Online retailers such as Amazon.com and eBay have been enjoying the benefits of not paying sales taxes in states like North Carolina for years — but a controversial U.S. Senate bill would permit the collection of taxes for online purchases.

In September 2010, a female UNC student said that she walked into a planned sexual assault by two UNC football players, one of whom she was casually dating.

Prominent public universities are moving toward offering more virtual degrees — a push university leaders say could lower tuition costs and better serve residents.

A controversial proposal that would require voters to show a photo ID at the polls made its first step toward becoming law Wednesday, passing the N.C. House and moving to the N.C. Senate.

Two UNC alumni, both prominent Democratic political strategists, were found with stab wounds on Monday near their Raleigh home.

Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow wined and dined in Wilmington for much of last year while filming the blockbuster Iron Man 3.

An N.C. Senate bill requiring convicted sex traffickers to register as sex offenders in North Carolina awaits Gov. Pat McCrory’s approval — a proposal proponents say is the first step to addressing a crime that often remains hidden.

Amid controversy surrounding the University’s handling of sexual assault cases, state legislators have proposed a bill that could conflict with UNC’s student-run Honor Court’s mission.

Salma Rezk stepped outside after watching the news of the Boston Marathon bombings, fearful of the stares her hijab would attract.

Upon hearing the news of Appalachian State University Chancellor Kenneth Peacock’s impending resignation, ASU sophomore Ellie Simpson reflected on his reputation among the student body.

The N.C. General Assembly could place Gov. Pat McCrory in a bind if it sends a series of bills to his desk that critics say would limit access to abortion procedures.