Chief Deputy Steve Maynor will be sworn in as Chatham County sheriff this Thursday at 7 p.m. in Pittsboro. The board-appointed ceremony is open to the public.

A 25-year-old man was recovered from Lake Royale in Franklin County on July 27; local dive teams and the private Lake Royale police responded. The death is under investigation.

Garmin is expanding its Cary office, and local job listings show openings across engineering and technical roles that could bring new hires to the Triangle.

Speed and heavy rain were blamed after a Chapel Hill woman’s car crossed the median on I‑40 and struck a tractor‑trailer, killing her.

National foreclosure filings jumped in early 2026 even as layoffs stayed low; Triangle agents say the region is holding up, but some NC ZIP‑codes show higher filings.

A six-vehicle crash on Wake Forest Road in front of Duke Health Raleigh left one driver dead and several injured as police investigate.

Raleigh Housing Authority has asked Cary to authorize the purchase of Amberwood at Lochmere, a 340‑unit complex, saying the move would stabilize rents and protect current tenants.

A Cary congregation will clear part of its campus for the Timothy Ash Carr Center, a mixed‑use project that includes 51 affordable apartments, childcare and program units for working families.

Pitt County investigators say bomb‑detection K‑9 Chilli died after being left in a hot patrol car; the sheriff’s office is now asking commissioners to fund temperature‑alert systems.

A new in‑house DNA lab at the Wake County Detention Center will let local analysts process evidence faster; officials say it has already produced a DNA profile in a sexual‑assault case.

An 18-year-old Durham man faces first-degree murder charges after his girlfriend was found shot in a southwest Durham parking lot. Investigators say surveillance and search-warrant evidence contradict his account.

An American Airlines flight that landed at RDU late Monday was kept on the tarmac for more than an hour after a lightning-related ramp closure. Here’s a quick guide to what federal rules require and how to respond.

A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting near the Speedway on Jones Sausage Road; investigators taped off the scene between the gas station and a Bojangles.