Cool start Saturday, then a quick warm‑up: highs hit the mid/upper 90s Sunday and peak Monday with storms likely after 2 p.m. Plan for heat and pop‑up storms.

Police swarmed Glenwood Avenue near Oak Park Road Friday night as officers investigated a shooting. Officials have released few details.

NCDOT plans underpasses and fences along U.S. 64 through Alligator River NWR to protect red wolves and thousands of other animals.

North Carolina piled up 16 hits in a 12-7 win over West Virginia at Charles Schwab Field, setting a program MCWS runs record and advancing to the title series.

A 21-year-old Robbins woman was arrested in Chatham County after a Bear Creek man died of fentanyl and methamphetamine; investigators point to texts and paraphernalia.

A 2-year-old died after being attacked by two family dogs in Rocky Mount. Police, animal services and child‑welfare investigators are reviewing the case.

Detectives say an Atlantic Avenue storage unit held roughly 140 pounds of marijuana and other drugs. A Raleigh man faces trafficking and related felony charges.

A Raleigh-area truck driver pulled over mid-route, checked an online Cash 5 ticket and found he'd won $138,239, taking home roughly $99,546 after taxes.

A large fire tore through a Brier Creek townhome complex Monday evening, leaving multiple units damaged as crews fought the blaze. Officials say the cause is unclear.

Target purchased land in Clayton to anchor a planned $100M shopping center, a sign that national retail is moving into rapidly growing Johnston County.

Marlin Fever weighed a record 919.9‑lb blue marlin at the Big Rock Tournament in Morehead City. The catch tops the event’s history and vaults the boat into the lead.

A federal judge approved a $10 million settlement for Trey Jones, who was exonerated after DNA cleared him in the 2013 killing of 11-year-old McKenzie Sessoms. The agreement resolves a civil-rights suit alleging a coerced confession.

Wake Forest defended posting armed officers on downtown rooftops at Friday Night on White after a hardware store complained about crowds and theft. Officials say rooftop posts are a crowd-management tool.