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."

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.