Durham-born Eastcut Sandwich Bar signed a lease at Cary's Waverly Place, marking the brand's third Triangle location.

A drive-by on East Main Street Wednesday hospitalized a man and rattled neighbors as police investigate.

Dunkin' is lining up another Clayton-area store as the town's housing boom pulls more retail into outparcels and shopping corridors. National chains are following the growth.

Autopsy excerpts and court records say a friend told investigators he fired a gun 'as a joke' in the Jan. 18 Durham shooting that killed Jeremiah Bell. His family calls the death "senseless."

Police say a driver tossed suspected cocaine from his car during a Salisbury Street stop; an officer was exposed and treated and the driver was arrested.

A 4th Circuit panel found cloud‑stored files can carry Fourth Amendment privacy — yet it affirmed a North Carolina conviction after concluding later evidence was attenuated.

Retired Durham deputy chief Anthony Marsh Sr. filed a wrongful-death lawsuit naming three people in his son's 2021 killing. A judge gave him more time to locate two defendants who can't be found.

UNC Asheville expanded Access Asheville to guarantee tuition relief for qualifying NC families and cap out‑of‑state tuition at $10,000 for nearby states.

A former Butner lieutenant pleaded guilty March 10 to obstructing an investigation into an April 2024 inmate assault; sentencing is set for June and many records are sealed.

A juvenile was injured in a northwest Raleigh shooting Tuesday; police say the investigation is active and details remain limited.

Livable Raleigh is pushing a $200M affordable-housing bond this fall — roughly double the city staff recommendation — setting up a ballot fight over how much Raleigh should invest. The group says tens of thousands of households are cost‑burdened and wants stronger rules and in-lieu fees to preserve and build affordable units.

Wake County's school board will be briefed on state-approved school-zone speed cameras while expanding its bus stop-arm camera program.

A federal judge in Raleigh dismissed a First Amendment challenge to North Carolina’s ballot‑selfie ban, saying the law helps prevent vote‑buying and protects polling‑place integrity.