Two landlords agreed to stop using RealPage’s rent‑setting software in North Carolina, a move AG Jeff Jackson says will affect Charlotte‑area renters. The deals join earlier settlements and federal action targeting algorithmic pricing.

Film and TV shoots spent $185.5M in North Carolina in 2025, supporting thousands of jobs and filming across 45 counties.

A man found shot Thursday in the 2500 block of South Roxboro Street later died, and police are asking witnesses to contact investigators. CrimeStoppers is taking anonymous tips.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is studying the possible closure of up to two elementary schools as enrollment falls and budget gaps emerge. District leaders will gather options and hold community input through the spring.

Dave’s Hot Chicken plans a Cary location at Alston Town Center, joining Whole Foods and a new Life Time; the franchisee says a Q3 2026 opening is expected.

UNC will fold six area‑study centers into one umbrella with about $675,000 in funding, prompting faculty protests and a scramble among donors and stakeholders.

Durham deputies arrested a 56-year-old man after finding about 30 grams of fentanyl, firearms and cash during a Grove Park search. It follows a larger seizure earlier this week.

A Greenville man was killed while visiting his baby on Feb. 10; police arrested 22-year-old Jaliyah Archer and charged her with murder, officials say.

Baltimore-based St. John Properties bought nearly 25 acres in Youngsville to build a three‑building flex and R&D park that could support 350+ jobs.

A 51‑year‑old Ayden man reported missing this week was found dead inside a pickup lodged in a rural culvert in Pitt County; investigators have turned the case over to the medical examiner.

A 47-year-old man, identified as Tavarus Joyner, was found shot on E. Umstead Street and later died. Durham police are searching for a suspect.

A Wake County judge restored a 1981 sunset clause that could end quarrying near Umstead State Park by 2031, but Wake Stone has filed to intervene and appeal. The fight now turns on permit wording and whether a 2023 permit moots the coalition’s challenge.

A Franklin County firefighter died after suffering a medical emergency while responding to a house fire in the White Level community.