An 8-year-old boy was killed after a tractor‑trailer rear‑ended an SUV at NC‑24/87 and Olivia Road. The truck driver has been arrested and charged, officials say.

UNC hosts USC in a Chapel Hill Super Regional this weekend; winner advances to the College World Series in Omaha. Expect a pitching duel and a loud Boshamer crowd.

American Underground has returned to the American Tobacco Campus with a new 40,000‑sq‑ft headquarters while keeping Main Street outposts and launching programming this month.

Raleigh will warm from a cool Friday morning into the mid-90s today and near 99°F by Sunday. Low humidity keeps heat index lower, but vulnerable residents should plan ahead.

House Democrats filed three constitutional amendments to reshape judge discipline, set clearer recusal rules and force 48‑hour public posting of bill text before votes. Sponsors call the moves a fix for an embattled disciplinary system; passage would require supermajorities and a public vote.

A pedestrian was killed early Thursday on Glenwood Avenue near Hilburn Drive; police closed the road and are investigating. The intersection is already slated for safety upgrades.

A Senate committee added released‑time language to an education bill that would require districts to excuse students for private religious instruction at least one hour weekly.

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.