An FBI-backed three-officer unit will review cybertips and hunt online predators across the Triad after a surge in reports.

A rematch between Satana Deberry and Jonathan Wilson II has become a debate over crime policy and whether the DA's office provides steady leadership.

Durham HazMat teams and the county Hazardous Disposal Unit responded to the 300 block of North Duke Street on Feb. 27; officials said no one was hurt. Crews contained and disposed of the material as a precaution.

Orange County deputies say a man fled a traffic stop on I‑40, crashed off the interstate and was arrested; the sheriff’s release lists multiple drug and eluding charges.

Merck plans to lay off about 150 employees at its Durham vaccine plant amid a sharp drop in Gardasil sales and changing market conditions. The cuts are slated to take effect in May.

A legal threat from the operator of Family Fare stores forced Durham to cancel a scheduled public hearing and pause its land‑use code rewrite.

A UNC-developed closed-loop headset tuned brain rhythms and produced large symptom drops in a small pilot; researchers and company partners are planning randomized trials.

Neighbors say a March 17, 2025 council vote cleared the way for 140 apartments next to Sandy Creek Park and have launched a petition alleging bad faith. They cite flood, wildlife and safety concerns and want the rezoning rescinded.

Nearly $1.7 billion sits in North Carolina's unclaimed property fund; state officials are stepping up outreach to return money to rightful owners.

Two brothers were arrested after authorities say more than 200 pounds of marijuana were found in their luggage at RDU. One remains jailed on a $1 million bond.

A man was killed and another person is in custody after a shooting Thursday at Randy's Pizza on S. Miami Boulevard in south Durham.

Crystal Mangum — at the center of the 2006 Duke lacrosse scandal — is due to be released from a North Carolina prison Friday after serving time for a separate murder conviction.

State data show fewer reportable crimes in NC schools, and districts with touch-free scanners report steeper drops in weapons even as accuracy and contract questions linger.