Wilmington’s HazMat Regional Response Team was dispatched to a Chadbourn rail‑yard fire Tuesday; air‑monitoring trailers were deployed and one firefighter was hospitalized.

Heat Advisory noon–8 p.m. Tuesday with highs near 96 and heat‑index into the 100s. Scattered afternoon storms could bring heavy downpours and gusty winds.

Q‑Hall, a queer‑owned women’s sports bar, is due to open in Asheville this fall and promises every TV will play women’s athletics while hosting community events.

The National Weather Service warned Brunswick County of quarter‑size hail, 60‑mph gusts and torrential rain that could cause flash flooding this afternoon.

Three people were shot early Sunday on Ellis Road in Durham; one man is in serious condition while two others suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Triple-digit heat and an Extreme Heat Warning make July 4 dangerous across Raleigh. Know where to find cooling centers and avoid midday exertion.

NWS Morristown warned of 60-mph gusts, penny-sized hail and flash-flood risk in Cherokee County Thursday evening.

Triangle shelters are urgently seeking short-term foster homes as a near-record heat wave approaches the July Fourth weekend.

U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles granted summary judgment to UNC in Larry Chavis' suit, saying teaching‑evaluation findings justified his 2024 non‑renewal.

CarolinaEast struck a short-term pact with UnitedHealthcare to remain in-network through Dec. 31; Blue Cross Medicare Advantage members face out-of-network hospital coverage starting Wednesday.

Prosecutors told jurors surveillance video, phone records and DNA tie Darrius Tyson to the disappearance of club promoter Shawn Burton, whose truck was later found on railroad tracks.

A fallen tree struck a main feeder line early Wednesday, cutting power to more than 25,000 Durham residents as crews work to repair damaged equipment.

Two parking-lot break-ins in Wake County hit 19 cars in Cary and Morrisville; police are investigating and asking for tips and footage.