Kevin Maurer

Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon.

Joe Picard is one of the few left with a personal memory of the 20th century’s greatest military operation.

We spoke to more than a dozen officials who all worry the country is headed into another quagmire

Leslie Carillo was pregnant when she met up with a stranger from social media. Then, she was killed after a rudimentary C-section was performed to take her infant

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan who allegedly shot two National Guard members, felt abandoned by the CIA, according to a former Zero Unit member.

The thrilling true story of the hero who flew some of the deadliest missions of WWII.

Donald Trump isn’t bluffing about using the military against the cartels: He wants to breach Mexico’s sovereignty, if and when he feels like it.

The Best Ranger Competition belies the idea that the Army is weak or “woke.”

The Zero Units served alongside Americans, helping them fight, then evacuate. Now, they face uncertainty as they begin new lives in the United States

As the Trump administration expands its presence on the Mexico border, and apparently preps a “soft invasion,” cartels are fighting local battles.

Four former governors say Josh Stein should focus on rebuilding Western North Carolina—and expect battles with the legislature.

As Donald Trump and his next administration threaten Mexican drug cartels, experts warn their plan could endanger Americans.

A Wilmington, N.C. couple takes to the sea to spear lionfish, a voracious, invasive predator—and now a signature dish.

NC Republican operative Jonathan Felts shaped Ted Budd's 2022 upset over Pat McCrory. Now North Carolina's "Sultan of Snark" is back in 2024.

Thomas Cruz gloats about building his fortune off a government housing program, but left a trail of liens and code violations in Wilmington.

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu master is facing what he know is his last fight — with Parkinson's — but he refuses to give up

SOFstock has raised more than $7 million for the children of fallen special-operations personnel and CIA officers.

Grady Kurpasi, a 50-year-old Marine, went to fight in Ukraine. It would be a year before his family learned what really happened to him

The dean of the school of education was removed after telling The Assembly he'd been directed to give a prestigious award to a conservative.

Selecting Sen. Michael Lee for a Razor Walker Award was controversial, but where the backlash came from shocked a UNCW administrator.