Gov. Josh Stein asked a state energy task force to reassess sales‑tax exemptions for data centers, saying incentives may cost North Carolina hundreds of millions as demand grows.

A fight on downtown Raleigh’s Fayetteville Street left six adults stabbed and several people arrested. Police say injuries were serious but not life‑threatening.

Pinehurst is pairing its championship legacy with fresh expansion: a new Coore & Crenshaw course, on‑site cottages and new dining are reshaping the resort.

A woman was pistol-whipped and grazed by gunfire during a fight at a Poole Road smoke shop in Raleigh; police say the investigation is active and no arrests have been made.

A former Fort Bragg civilian from Wagram was arrested and indicted after prosecutors say she shared classified tactics and procedures with a journalist.

A Raleigh daycare teacher was arrested after a toddler’s lower leg was reportedly fractured in her care; state records show prior citations at the same KinderCare center.

A Sky 5 aerial clip shows police vehicles and officers around Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex on the morning of April 8. The short footage offers few immediate details about the reason for the response.

Durham has opened an online survey to collect resident priorities for the next police chief ahead of Patrice Andrews' May 1 retirement. The questionnaire runs through April 24.

A woman was seriously injured in a shooting on the 5000 block of Windy Hill Drive in Raleigh; police say her injuries are not believed to be life‑threatening and investigators are on the scene.

ACLU, Cato and a conservative gun group filed briefs asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to revisit the state’s felon‑in‑possession law and allow case‑by‑case review.

Picasso Pawn and other Raleigh shops report more customers pawning items for quick cash as household budgets tighten; EZCORP’s quarter shows rising pawn loans and sales.

Kane Realty filed site plans for a 15‑story, 246‑unit tower at 4000 Center at North Hills Street that would add retail and a 483‑space parking deck to the Main District.

A new two‑lane Ligon Street bridge opened April 2, replacing a cramped 1960s tunnel and improving pedestrian and truck access across Raleigh’s Beltline.