A mid‑morning blackout hit east and southeast Durham, knocking out traffic signals and leaving about 3,000 customers in the dark while crews worked to restore power.

Charlottesville's Pikasso Swig is opening a Fayetteville Street outpost, pairing cocktails with hands‑on craft projects and private‑party packages in downtown Raleigh.

A motorcyclist died Monday after a pursuit ended in a crash on N.C. 87 at Kennedy Store Road. One other person was taken to New Hanover Regional with non-life-threatening injuries.

Patchy fog will slow Wednesday's morning commute. Dangerous heat arrives mid-day for parts of the region.

A Jersey City man wanted in a June 28 deadly shooting was arrested in Wake County and is being held without bond, court records show.

About 40,000 year‑round students returned to Wake County schools on July 7 as the district put a new five‑step Standard Response Protocol into effect.

Mungo Homes bought a 35-acre Fuquay-Varina site and plans 119 homes at Arbor Preserve, a mixed townhome and single-family community along the 540 loop.

NWS Raleigh warned of 60 mph gusts and possible roof and tree damage across parts of the Piedmont. The advisory named towns from Laurinburg to Rockingham and included a stretch of I‑73.

A Raleigh vape shop owner says a hammer-wielding thief smashed in and fled with about $30,000 in THC flower. Police are investigating and asking the public for surveillance footage.

Two adults were injured after a fight among teens escalated into gunfire at Brier Creek Commons' July 4 block party; police say the investigation is ongoing.

Lawmakers’ budget would leave Wake County prosecutors well below recommended staffing, officials warn — a gap they say could stretch case timelines for victims and slow complex probes.

Greensboro homicide detectives charged two people after Douglas Keith Petty — who was reported missing — was found dead; both suspects were already in Randolph County custody.

Lawmakers approved a roughly $34B budget on July 2 that pairs teacher and state‑worker raises with tax changes. Gov. Josh Stein now has 10 days to act.