A rebuilt Eastman Leadership Academy has opened in Enfield — a 101,000‑sq‑ft campus built largely with $48.5M in lottery grants and nearly $53M in total cost.

A Riegelwood man hit the $1 million Jumbo Bucks top prize on a $10 ticket and says he’ll use the money to buy a house. He took a lump-sum payout and walked away with a reduced amount after taxes.

A Cary resident hit the $100,000 top prize on a $30 Cash Payday scratch-off and claimed $72,018 after taxes.

A new national ranking finds North Carolina seventh for economic school segregation, with poor students packed into higher‑poverty schools and most separation occurring inside districts.

Orange County cleared $29.4M for a Hillsborough crisis diversion center that aims to give people in crisis an alternative to emergency rooms and jail. The center will offer 24/7 urgent care and stabilization beds.

Wake County's 2026 627 calendar packs teacher workdays into the instructional year, leaving traditional students with only 25 full five-day weeks and many scattered weekday closures.

A Raleigh-area truck driver pulled over mid-route, checked an online Cash 5 ticket and found he'd won $138,239, taking home roughly $99,546 after taxes.

Relatives in Fair Bluff say S & L Funeral Home buried the wrong woman, then exhumed a grave to swap remains — and families say the re‑viewing was mishandled. Local outlets report the two deaths happened one day apart.

Wake Forest defended posting armed officers on downtown rooftops at Friday Night on White after a hardware store complained about crowds and theft. Officials say rooftop posts are a crowd-management tool.

NCDHHS says SUN Bucks cards are being mailed across North Carolina in June–July; families should only request replacements for lost, stolen or damaged cards.

A valedictorian's quote at Hoggard High sparked an onstage interruption and left a senior denied her diploma onstage, fueling debate over vetted speeches.

Wake Tech and Wake County Public Schools are launching a WakeWorks Youth Apprenticeship Academy backed by $4M from Bloomberg to train high-school students for skilled-trades jobs.

Two children were killed and a third critically injured in a Fayetteville crash. City fire stations now offer permanent car-seat inspections and experts say proper harness fit can save lives.