A planned fight at Leinbach Park escalated into gunfire Monday morning, sending multiple people to hospitals and putting nearby schools on secure hold.

The NWS says low humidity and gusty winds will raise wildfire risk across parts of northeast North Carolina through 5 a.m. Monday while a statewide burn ban remains in effect.

State health officials say Legionnaires cases rose last year in North Carolina and urged households and facilities to flush pipes and maintain water systems.

A Keck Road traffic stop in Haw River led deputies to seize a loaded handgun fitted with a conversion device; two people were arrested and face multiple charges.

A one-year-old boy, Brooks McCoy Ambrose, was struck and killed on NC-42 near Sadie Road on April 14. Troopers say the truck driver stopped and no charges are expected.

Top-seeded Carolina opens the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center on April 18, facing Ottawa in a matchup where Andersen and special teams could decide Game 1.

A civil suit alleges a former Durham Rescue Mission volunteer coordinator repeatedly assaulted a resident and that Mission leadership discouraged reporting. The nonprofit says it acted immediately.

A juvenile walked into a Durham EMS station on Saturday with a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital. Police say injuries are non-life-threatening and are investigating two shootings.

A man was fatally shot Friday on the 100 block of Jacklyn Road in Fayetteville. Deputies say the shooting does not appear random and are asking for tips.

A person identified in court papers as Ashley Moore was sentenced to 13 months after prosecutors say Moore threatened a Raleigh mass shooting when gender‑affirming care was disrupted.

A 19-year-old charged in last year’s Whippoorwill Park ambush posted a $50,000 secured bond and will be monitored while she awaits trial and the birth of her child.

Sen. Ted Budd visited Duke Energy’s Roxboro plant as the utility moves ahead with hydrogen‑capable combined‑cycle units in Person County to bolster grid reliability.

Dorothy Chester of Cedar Grove matched all five numbers in an April Cash 5 drawing and claimed a $212,371 jackpot, saying she picked the numbers with her eyes closed.