RALEIGH — Republicans are heading for a lively and rapid-fire face-off to decide who’ll represent the GOP in a new North Carolina congressional election mandated after a ballot-rigging scandal blocked the former Republican candidate’s presumed [...]

LAURINBURG — On Wednesday, Chris Carpenter put his signature on perhaps the most important document of his professional career — and agreement with the governor’s office that will bring $300,000 to Habitat for Humanity of [...]