A Wilmington couple was found shot dead one day after celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. Detectives believe the deaths were a murder-suicide.

Triangle Land Conservancy has protected another 602 acres of Johnston County wilderness along the Neuse River, adding wetlands, shoreline and trail potential to a fast-growing conservation corridor.

A car tore through a wooded area before crashing into a Raleigh home, leaving a four-foot hole in the wall. The driver was hospitalized, but the residents stayed home.

Chapel Hill’s stalled Franklin Street wet-lab site could become a 225-apartment mixed-use project with retail, parking and public space.

A former Wake Tech-contracted teacher at Raleigh’s women’s prison faces a felony charge after prosecutors alleged he had sex with an inmate.

A Durham gambling hall remains open despite an unresolved zoning violation and a promised shift into a members-only arcade.

Foley & Lardner is moving its Raleigh office to North Hills and plans to grow its local team to as many as 30 people.

A 12-story, 2,195-bed student housing tower is opening near NC State, dramatically changing Raleigh’s Hillsborough Street skyline.

A $93 million South Raleigh project has closed financing and entered site work. Chapanoke will bring 200 income-restricted apartments, retail space and a future transit connection.

A radar-indicated tornado threat moved across northern Orange and northwestern Durham Tuesday night before the warning expired.

A flash flood warning covered five counties around Raleigh as storms dropped several inches of rain and threatened more flooding overnight.

Kinston police say a Grifton man was arrested and charged after an alleged armed robbery and burglary at a Carver Courts residence; detectives also recovered suspected narcotics.

Durham is directing more than $2.1 million through local nonprofits to repair aging homes, correct code violations and help low‑income owners avoid displacement.