Four people were on board a plane that crashed Monday afternoon in a field off Lower Moncure Road in Lee County.

The Buchanans, who ran a sprawling farm and store about 40 miles outside Raleigh, died on Monday. Four members of a family who ran a large farm in North Carolina that supplied markets and hosted local vendor festivals were killed on Monday afternoon when the small plane they were in crashed, officials said.

The State Highway Patrol now reports directly to the Office of the Governor with Commander Colonel Freddy L. Johnson Jr.

On Tuesday, July 8, a stop for a traffic violation in Swain County turned into a pursuit and the suspect was injured, said North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) will now operate as an independent agency, separate from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Several new laws took effect on July 1 in North Carolina. They include a shift in highway patrol power, vaping, human trafficking and rental properties, changes to auto insurance policies, and more.

On July 7, an initial stop for reckless driving in west Asheville turned into a "brief pursuit" before the suspect's arrest, said NC State Highway Patrol.

Four people died Monday afternoon in a Lee County plane crash.The North Carolina State Highway Patrol identified the people on the plane as:Sign up for our NewslettersTravis Buchanan, 35Candice Buchanan,

A family of four, including two young children, was killed on Monday in a small plane crash in North Carolina, according to officials.

The two cyclists have been identified as Jacob Hill, 32, and Leonard Antonelli, 27, both of Asheville, according to First Sgt. Scott Smith