LongHorn Steakhouse opened at Eastfield in Selma, bringing the chain’s first Johnston County location and roughly 90 jobs to the I‑95 corridor.

Focus Services will close its Greenville call center and lay off 94 workers, according to a WARN filing. The company lists overseas operations and a U.S. HQ in Roy, Utah.

NCDMV will let certified private driving schools administer road tests for new adult drivers starting March 16 to help cut long DMV wait times. The list of approved providers is posted online.

Durham police sealed off Midway Avenue early Monday after responding to a reported threat. Officers used megaphones and blocked the street while tactical teams secured a house.

A North Carolina state trooper died after his patrol vehicle was struck head‑on by a wrong‑way driver on the Durham Freeway; the other driver also died and the crash remains under investigation.

A person was found dead after a small garage fire at a Cary townhome. Police and fire investigators are working to identify the victim and determine the cause.

No. 1 Duke overwhelmed No. 11 Virginia 77-51 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, clinching at least a share of the ACC regular-season title and the league's top seed.

North Carolina revoked Dr. Anita Jackson’s license after federal convictions for reusing single‑use sinus devices and defrauding Medicare.

The Station at Person Street will close March 8 after 12 years. Owners say a full renovation begins March 9 and a new concept will take the space.

Multiple law-enforcement agencies converged on The Capital Church along US‑70 in Garner Friday morning. Officials released few details as the scene remained active.

Shannon Theodore Green, 59, was indicted on 10 federal counts alleging production and possession of child sexual abuse material after a multiagency investigation.

A man was killed and another person is in custody after a shooting Thursday at Randy's Pizza on S. Miami Boulevard in south Durham.

A stabbing on Kennebec Road sent one man to the hospital; deputies arrested a suspect and ask anyone with information to contact authorities. Investigation is ongoing.