Neighbors and conservation groups are contesting a planned 31‑mile MVP Southgate extension into North Carolina, citing threats to water, forests and tribal sites.

A 244‑page opinion filed April 2 voids key Leandro orders and hands funding authority back to lawmakers.

Prosecutors filed notice to seek capital punishment for Avantae Deven after investigators say evidence shows her adopted children, Blake and London, are dead.

A legislative panel wants to move power over lawyer discipline in North Carolina from bar‑run panels to elected officials, a shift critics say would politicize oversight.

Rodreika Porter pleaded guilty in the 2024 apartment fire that killed her two children and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation with treatment requirements and no unsupervised contact with minors.

A new North Carolina foster‑care Medicaid plan briefly put an 8‑year‑old's CAR T‑cell treatment in limbo as networks and records scrambled. Families say rollout hiccups forced delays.

White Lodging bought the 353‑room Sheraton next to the Raleigh Convention Center for about $27.75M and plans to convert it to a Westin with major renovations starting in early 2027.

Two Rockingham County detention officers were arrested and fired after a use‑of‑force incident left a 71‑year‑old inmate seriously injured. The State Bureau of Investigation is handling the case and court dates are pending.

Three people were shot Monday in a Clinton neighborhood; all were taken to Sampson Regional and airlifted to WakeMed while police investigate.

The University Club of Durham closed on March 26, ending nearly 40 years of private dining atop University Tower.

Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz withdrew from NC State’s coaching search Sunday and indicated he will remain with the Billikens, according to reports. The move follows a recent extension at SLU.

GoTriangle, Chapel Hill Transit and Durham picked up more than $32 million in federal grants to buy buses, add training equipment and modernize a Morrisville maintenance facility.

Raleigh police searched for four people after a shot was fired aboard a GoRaleigh bus near St. Giles Street; no one was hurt.