A state panel floated dropping letter grades for North Carolina schools, even as D and F ratings dropped to 23% this year.

Officers rushed to the 900 block of Fiske Street Monday night; three people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Carlo and Josephine Finazzo are expanding beyond their award-winning Pomodoro with a pasta-and-pizza concept named for Sicilian brotherhood.

A former Bull City United violence interrupter was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison in a Durham cocaine and fentanyl case.

Kimari Robinson swatted away the arm of athletic trainer Grace Dietrich as she tended to an injured teammate at Wallace Wade Stadium.

After nearly 20 years of cane-and-walker days, Rachel Dib says she can now get her kids to school herself.

Cristian Milazzo allegedly drove near his accuser's home weeks after a first violation sent him to probation.

Two adults and three juveniles face charges tied to break-ins at a La Quinta Inn and beyond, with automatic weapons among the haul.

Zoning applications filed near West 32nd and Illinois would bring a new Junior Achievement space and a green microforest to the Children's Museum campus.

The 1,100-capacity club on Brewer Lane previews before opening with a free Hiss Golden Messenger-stacked rally and a Built to Spill gig.

The free Downtown Cary Park festival features 400 performers and 80-plus vendors, with jianbing guozi drawing hour-long lines.

Carrboro officers could start moving into Chapel Hill headquarters next month under a plan still awaiting public input.

Terrance Bright apologized before his sentencing for killing 20-year-old Durham artist Cailee Azariah Parker during a marijuana deal gone wrong.