About a dozen cars were broken into overnight at the Hartley at Blue Hill, part of roughly 95 vehicle break-ins reported in Chapel Hill so far this year. Police are canvassing for video and tips.

Apex police say explosives‑detection K9 Pepper helped clear a school after a bomb threat and was rewarded with a pup cup, officials wrote on Facebook.

A Cary man was arrested and indicted in connection with a Sept. 27, 2025 Bargate Drive shooting that left a man critically injured. Two others were arrested earlier and all three remain in custody.

A judge ordered Nigel Max Edge sent to Cherry Hospital after experts found he lacks capacity to stand trial in the Southport bar shooting; the case is paused.

Orange County deputies arrested 39‑year‑old Rudy Free on multiple sexual‑offense warrants; authorities say the case remains under active investigation.

A state review found Wake County failed to reliably transport students with disabilities; families and Disability Rights NC say reimbursements and tutoring won’t fix the system.

Therapists say rising ACA premiums and high deductibles are pricing patients out of therapy across North Carolina.

Wake Forest police sealed off a Perini Court home on Easter Sunday after reports of gunfire; a suspect briefly barricaded herself before emerging, officials say.

A Fayetteville man was arrested in Hope Mills after authorities say he fired on officers during a stolen‑car chase; investigators recovered a firearm modified to fire automatically.

Several Triangle restaurants improved A‑range scores after county reinspections fixed problems such as flies, unwashed hands and temperature lapses.

Dozens reportedly gathered at a Donna Road short‑term rental in Raleigh, neighbors say, prompting repeated calls to police and a suspension by Airbnb. Residents want city action.

Hitachi Energy will open a 32,000‑sq‑ft engineering and cybersecurity center in Cary, investing $10M and promising about 150 new jobs as part of a $1B U.S. expansion.

Durham police identified two women wanted on felony larceny charges who are also persons of interest in the death of a woman found on South LaSalle Street last September.