Cincinnati-based Merus has secured a Johnston County site for an 80,000-square-foot industrial building as demand for Triangle warehouse space keeps growing.

A Wake County Republican says she may file a bill to set “gender‑appropriate” dress standards for public‑school staff after complaints about a transgender music teacher. The district points to anti‑discrimination policy as the debate heats up.

Mostly sunny Monday with highs near 88°F. Heat and storms arrive Tuesday, July 28 — expect highs near 93°F and a slight severe‑storm risk.

Dense fog trimmed visibility in Raleigh this morning; clearing to partly sunny with highs near 84°F and a warming trend into next week.

Johnston County opened its first county-run regional park Friday at 444 Matthews Road, unveiling pickleball courts, an ADA-accessible fishing pond and a picnic shelter.

A man who walked away from Forsyth Correctional Center on Friday was found hours later at a house on Indiana Avenue in Winston‑Salem and is facing a felony escape charge. State officials released photos and a physical description as the department investigates.

Emergency crews responded Friday after an apparent partial collapse at the Han‑Dee Hugo's on Hillsborough Street near NC State. Officials had released few details.

The State Board has tapped Monty Sullivan, a Louisiana higher-education veteran, as acting head of North Carolina's 58-college system while the legislature weighs confirmation.

A Wake County judge sentenced Malik Scott‑McClarin to up to 2 years, 5 months after he pleaded guilty in the December 2024 Fenton parking-deck shooting that killed his friend.

A 41-year-old Pittsboro man is jailed after deputies say he shot and killed the family dog and injured his wife and 4-year-old son inside their home. Arrest warrants list multiple felony counts.

A Morrisville gas-station stop turned into a $250,000 scratch-off win for a Triangle man who said he was "about to cry." After taxes he took home $180,039.

Court records show Jose Jimy Chavez‑Fuentes pleaded guilty to photographing a sexual act after a Tinder date; the judge ordered sex‑offender registration, probation and digital restrictions.

Lee County approved performance‑based incentives for a hush‑hush healthcare project called Project Sol, pegged at about $600M and 335 jobs if benchmarks are met. Officials say negotiations are ongoing and the company’s identity remains confidential.