A 14‑year‑old pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder in Pickering. Reporting says school staff flagged concerning behaviour days earlier and a threat assessment was delayed.

An 8-year-old boy was killed after a tractor‑trailer rear‑ended an SUV at NC‑24/87 and Olivia Road. The truck driver has been arrested and charged, officials say.

A daytime shooting in Durham on June 6 left one person seriously injured and prompted an active police investigation.

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.

Police closed the 3500 block of Arlington Street after a Friday-night stabbing; one person was hospitalized and detectives are investigating.

A Durham man was arrested June 4 and indicted in the March 13 shooting that killed rapper Tevin “Young Boss Tevo” Burney and Jarrett Godfrey, court records show.

Durham County rescinded an abrupt library order that had removed Pride Month displays after staff reports and a swift board intervention.

UNC hosts USC in a Chapel Hill Super Regional this weekend; winner advances to the College World Series in Omaha. Expect a pitching duel and a loud Boshamer crowd.

A 66-year-old Nashville man died after his car ran off Beaverdam Road near Enfield and overturned, state troopers said.

Staff recommend expanding Durham’s red‑light cameras from 12 to as many as 24 after an analysis found angle crashes fell sharply at cameraed intersections. Council will review procurement and cost details before deciding.

American Underground has returned to the American Tobacco Campus with a new 40,000‑sq‑ft headquarters while keeping Main Street outposts and launching programming this month.

A state video shows Division of Marine Fisheries staff scattering the cremated remains of 116 unclaimed people at sea. State rules require ashes be held for three years before disposal.

A Duke-led study suggests bedside retinal scans of very preterm infants may predict motor and cognitive delays by age two.