Cary's council debated a temporary pause on new data‑center approvals Thursday to study impacts on Jordan Lake, energy and land use. Council members asked staff for options before any vote.

A woman was shot and hospitalized after an overnight shooting on North Miami Boulevard; Durham police processed the scene into the early hours and are asking for tips.

Police arrested a 43-year-old Kinston man after TikTok videos allegedly threatened courthouse staff and referenced a hydrogen-based explosive device.

The City of Durham finished a renovation at the historic Armory, installing new maple herringbone floors and refreshed lighting. The downtown hall is open again for bookings.

Student-owners Emily Lutgring and Allison Travis opened The Grounds at The PITCH on Franklin Street, serving coffee, tea and dirty sodas with a hard launch planned for August.

A late-afternoon severe thunderstorm warning put parts of Granville, Person and Vance counties under threat of hail and damaging winds; the NWS urged residents to seek shelter.

A mid‑afternoon severe thunderstorm warning for Caswell and Rockingham counties warned of 60‑mph gusts and possible damage; officials urged residents to shelter.

A 20-year-old from Pine Island was arrested in North Carolina after a months-long Zumbrota police probe into child sexual abuse material. He is being held in Cumberland County pending extradition.

Kerwin Pittman bought the shuttered Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro and plans to convert it into a reentry campus as North Carolina’s prisons face major staffing and budget strains.

A $12 million federal grant plus local funds will pay for sidewalks, shelters and signal upgrades on Holloway Street — but residents worry the work could speed displacement.

Families say Chapel Hill High’s yearbook omitted students who receive special-education services, raising questions about district policy and federal disability protections.

Helene’s flooding has pushed storm maps and insurance costs to the top of North Carolina buyers’ checklists. Agents and planners are adapting to new climate data and rising premiums.

A man was found shot behind an Oxford Manor apartment on Keystone Place and taken to a hospital; Durham police say no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.