Durham will review reservoir levels Friday as drought leaves Lake Michie and Little River below capacity; the city could tighten odd‑even watering rules.

Duke extended Manny Diaz through the 2031 season after back-to-back nine-win years, an outright ACC title and a Sun Bowl win. The contract gives the Blue Devils continuity as they head into the 2026 cycle.

Person County dismissed its economic‑development director Brandy Lynch, who helped bring Microsoft to a 1,350‑acre megasite. The change raises questions about transparency as permitting approaches.

A U.S. Navy lease at the NC Global TransPark will create about 444 jobs and anchor a large C-130 maintenance complex in Kinston. State funds and grants back the multi‑hundred‑million dollar build.

Students led a youth symposium at NCCU, pressing leaders to prioritize jobs, mental-health supports and youth-designed prevention strategies against gun violence.

A reported break-in on Shelley Drive escalated into a shooting, hours-long standoff and a house fire; the suspect later died and state investigators were called in.

Dry soils and surging diesel and fertilizer prices are delaying spring planting across North Carolina and forcing some growers to rethink their crops.

A large blaze on Stanley Road filled the Durham sky Wednesday; WRAL's Sky 5 captured aerial footage as authorities investigate. Dry conditions and a statewide burn ban add context.

A second-alarm fire struck Ashbrook Apartments on Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro; officials say the cause is under investigation and injuries are unclear.

North Carolina A&T defensive lineman Kelvin Broadhurst Jr., 20, died after a motorcycle crash on I‑40 in Greensboro; police say he was ejected and the crash is under investigation.

Fayetteville's council paused a draft data‑center ordinance to study a $6.4 billion proposal on Dunn Road, with residents split over water, noise and energy concerns.

A multi-agency raid in Wilmington led to the arrest of a local man and the seizure of cocaine, fentanyl and firearms, officials say.

Wendy's removed three Triangle restaurants from its listings — two Raleigh locations and a Cary site — as the chain trims underperforming stores amid a national turnaround plan.