Sonia Citron was down to the final frantic seconds, her top-ranked Notre Dame team down three and on the verge of its first loss since November. There was just enough time to launch a contested 3-pointer over N.

A 23-year-old mother was arrested by local and federal law enforcement in Denver this week over a year after police in North Carolina said her daughter died as a result of fentanyl ingestion.

A North Carolina Supreme Court decision has refused to accelerate further the appeals over an election for a seat on the court

"This is a clear attack on an invaluable program that makes higher education accessible for everybody," said Rep. Alma Adams of North Carolina.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was released from the hospital Thursday, a spokesperson said, 10 days after undergoing heart surgery that wasn’t revealed publicly until well after it occurred.

This week's Starting Five previewing the top women's basketball games for this weekend includes three top 20 matchups and two Big Ten games. Here's more:

Mack Brown is back to living in Austin, Texas, during the winter and through the spring, and plans to spend the summer at the family's home in the North Carolina mountains. He is certainly at peace nearly three months after coaching his final game for the Tar Heels.

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