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.

Foxfield bought a newly built 57,000‑SF R&D and cold‑storage facility in Morrisville under a long lease to Kryosphere. The asset sits near RDU and is tailored for life‑sciences logistics.

Legislative leaders asked a federal court to intervene in a class action challenging HB 805, setting up a legal fight over prison access to gender‑affirming care.

A Canadian man admitted he falsely certified U.S. citizenship on North Carolina voter forms and pleaded guilty to casting ballots in the 2022 and 2024 elections. Federal prosecutors say the plea resolves two counts tied to those registration applications.

Wake County deputies detained several people after a Sunday shooting at a Wendell home on Alfreda Court as investigators worked the scene. Details are limited.

Durham police closed the 600 block of Ellis Road Saturday as investigators processed an apparent shooting near the train tracks.

A Durham man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 killing of 19-year-old Semar Barbour; investigators found blood-stained rugs and seized video evidence, and several relatives were later indicted.

Durham leaders heard a work-session update on a $10M ARPA-backed plan to revive Hayti’s Fayetteville Street corridor, with early funding aimed at property repairs and small-business support.

A Doswell man is jailed after deputies say about 1 kilogram of suspected cocaine and a quarter‑pound of marijuana were found during an I‑85 traffic stop in Granville County.

IMAP driver Anthony Buie returned to duty after months of recovery after being struck by a car he says was traveling about 84 mph; NCDOT cites the Move Over law.

Early returns from Tuesday's primary tightened the at-large race and left incumbents holding ground across Raleigh's council contests.