At 50, SAS is publicly mapping an AI-first strategy while executives say they've prepped systems for a potential IPO — but founder Jim Goodnight still calls the timing.

A House committee voted to advance H.B. 600, a bill that would recognize the Tuscarora and give the tribe seats on state Indian commissions after decades of advocacy.

A deputy fired after two Cane Corsos attacked a woman on West Farm Loop in Stokesdale. The missed shot ricocheted into a nearby house and the dogs’ owners were cited.

A 15-year-old has been charged after a South Street shooting left another teen seriously injured. Police say the investigation is active and more arrests may follow.

A 21-year-old man was shot late Sunday in Kinston and remains in serious condition; police say multiple suspects have been identified and arrests were made.

Sticky morning in Raleigh with a high near 91°F today. Temperatures climb into the low 100s by the July Fourth weekend.

Durham police say a 47-year-old man was arrested after shots were fired into an occupied car on Todd Street, seriously injuring one person. A court date is set for July 20, 2026.

Kinston police named 21-year-old Da'naiyah Coley as wanted on two counts after victims say she pointed a gun before shots were fired in the LaGrange area.

The N.C. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal, sending a wrongful‑death suit over a 2020 patrol‑car crash that killed an ECU intern back to Pitt County for a possible jury trial.

A pre-dawn family disturbance in Durham's Hope Valley left a man shot and a relative arrested; police say the injuries were not life-threatening. Detectives are investigating.

SAS Institute cut roughly 300 positions last week as the Cary-headquartered analytics firm shifts resources toward cloud, R&D and sales. Impacted staff were offered transition support and may apply for internal openings.

An appeals court has remanded a Guilford County lawsuit over a 2021 school COVID shot given without parental consent, reviving state‑constitutional claims. The trial judge must now decide whether the private clinic acted as a state actor.

Wake Forest’s North Carolina Gateway will cover tuition for many in‑state students starting fall 2026 and offers living‑cost help for lower‑income families.