Warm today with a high near 80°F; record-possible heat Friday before a cold front brings showers and a frost risk Sunday morning.

Cool mid-30s this morning, warming to the mid-60s today. Big warmup Friday with storm chances, then a sharp weekend cooldown and possible frost Sunday.

A March State Board report finds North Carolina community college enrollment has surpassed pre‑pandemic levels, driven in part by a large shift to online and hybrid courses.

A new state analysis finds firearm homicides have declined since 2021 while firearm suicides have climbed, creating a split that complicates prevention work.

Riders and advocates are pushing back after renewed talk about moving Moore Square’s bus hub, saying relocation proposals target Black and low‑income commuters.

Red Storm Entertainment in Cary will cut 105 jobs and halt game development, shifting to engine and support work at the studio.

A man was critically injured in a shooting Saturday night in north Raleigh's Berkshire Downs West neighborhood; police say the investigation is ongoing.

Rep. Don Davis secured nearly $54M in FY2026 community project funding for eastern North Carolina, from a $41M Seymour Johnson upgrade to town-level water, safety and hospital projects.

Durham-area taxpayers face a spike in refund scams as April 15 nears. Scammers use texts, emails and AI voice calls to steal refunds and identities.

ALE charged three Main & Mill employees after surveillance tied a Winterville private event to a Jan. 19 Greenville crash that killed one underage driver.

A Halifax County man scratched a $100,000 Stacks of Cash ticket at Cloud 9 in Roanoke Rapids and left with $72,016 after taxes. The win comes from a $20 ticket launched in January.

Wake County asked schools to name health liaisons and set aside isolation rooms as North Carolina tracks about two dozen measles cases; parents may see more testing and outreach.

Duke unveiled a roughly $203 million Homegrown plan to increase local hiring, contractor spending and affordable-housing support across the Research Triangle. The university will track progress publicly.