Community groups and descendants sued to overturn a Stokes County rezoning for Project Delta, saying gravesites and the Dan River corridor are at risk.

An overturned tractor-trailer closed I-42 eastbound at Exit 7 in Johnston County around 2 p.m., killing at least one person and forcing lengthy detours.

An NWS alert early Monday warned of fast-moving thunderstorms across the Piedmont with hail, lightning and gusty winds affecting multiple counties before dawn.

A 25-year-old Wake County man was arrested after deputies responded to a trespassing call; he now faces multiple counts tied to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday night on Lillington Highway in Spring Lake. Investigators say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating.

A Raleigh CARES pilot now transfers certain 911 callers to licensed clinicians during weekday hours, aiming to de‑escalate crises and route people to care instead of police.

Apex police posted photos after 13 arrests, saying a U.S. 64 traffic stop yielded meth, cocaine and MDMA and other arrests were tied to property and sex charges.

Late fees and water shutoffs are back in Raleigh after a billing portal rollout. Customers behind on bills can set up payment plans or apply for assistance.

WRAL Investigates filed records requests to tally crimes on buses and at downtown transfer hubs in Raleigh and Durham, prompting calls for clearer reporting and stronger enforcement.

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."