A man was shot Wednesday on the 1200 block of Brickfield Drive in Cary; one person was detained and police say there is no ongoing threat. Investigation is active.

A block of Duke Street is closed while crews build a 4.3‑acre wetland at 808 West Trinity Avenue; drivers and trail users face detours into mid‑September.

State senators filed a bill to tax "harmful" sexual material — but the filed text creates a 10% retail excise, not the 50% figure some headlines claimed. The draft routes proceeds to anti‑trafficking and domestic‑violence programs.

Chatham County will hold a June 11 meeting in Pittsboro to gather public input on spending roughly $5.4M in opioid settlement funds.

Wake County administrators are proposing a 25¢ increase to school breakfasts and lunches for 2026–27 as food, shipping and labor costs squeeze the child nutrition budget.

An officer in Wake Forest shot a dog after the animal bit its owner and lunged at officers in the Margot’s Pond neighborhood. The man was arrested and faces misdemeanor charges, court records show.

ABSS officials say a proposed $58.7M county allocation falls about $4M short of their request, risking teacher supplements, repairs and planned capital projects.

A 20-year-old suspect was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Georgia and is being held in Virginia pending extradition to Alamance County on child-sex charges.

Raleigh police arrested a 48‑year‑old after a CODIS DNA match linked him to a 2001 sexual assault at a North Raleigh home. Authorities say the arrest followed forensic testing of preserved evidence.

A woman was shot and hospitalized after an overnight shooting on North Miami Boulevard; Durham police processed the scene into the early hours and are asking for tips.

Two people were arrested in Wake County after a May 21 assault on a woman with disabilities. Both face felony counts and the investigation is ongoing.

A late-afternoon severe thunderstorm warning put parts of Granville, Person and Vance counties under threat of hail and damaging winds; the NWS urged residents to seek shelter.

Families say Chapel Hill High’s yearbook omitted students who receive special-education services, raising questions about district policy and federal disability protections.