Founders of Wake Monarch Academy say their son died after using a kratom product containing 7‑OH and are pressing for packaging, age and licensing changes.

Drees Homes is planning a 384‑home master‑planned community in Mebane; pricing and floorplans are now public as the I‑40/I‑85 corridor keeps expanding. Approval and sewer capacity will shape the timeline.

Council approved a roughly $4.5M FY 2026-27 plan pairing HUD grants with local funds to build housing, prevent homelessness and expand supportive services.

Sunny and warm Tuesday with gusty southwest winds. Showers and thunderstorms are likely Wednesday night into Thursday.

The Navy's draft EA would station up to 11 E‑130J Phoenix II aircraft and about 1,000 military personnel at MCAS Cherry Point, and opens a public comment period through May 31, 2026.

Two Raleigh event staffers filed motions to be removed from the Brooks family’s wrongful‑death suit, saying public‑employee immunity bars personal liability. A hearing was set this week.

A two-vehicle crash early Monday on I‑85 near the I‑885/US‑70 split in Durham left at least one person dead and closed the highway for hours.

A white Volkswagen SUV ran a red light and T‑boned a small car on U.S. 70 in Garner; two people were taken to WakeMed with injuries not believed to be life‑threatening.

Raleigh’s 42nd Street Oyster Bar remains closed more than a year after its March 2025 shutdown. Revival plans have yet to produce a firm reopening date.

Kinston detectives arrested a 33-year-old at Carver Courts after a search that authorities say uncovered fentanyl and other drugs. Warrants also allege an officer was injured.

A Tidal Wave Auto Spa in Apex was emptied after threats targeting President Trump were found on an SUV; one person was detained and federal agents were called. Investigators remain on scene.

House Democrats filed H.B. 1059 to set a $15 statewide minimum for most employers, with an $11 carveout for very small businesses and annual CPI indexing. The measure faces steep odds in the GOP-run legislature.

Howard Reade, 44, was found fatally stabbed near the American Tobacco Trail on Monday. Durham police have opened a homicide investigation and are asking the public for tips.