Wake County schools are about 2,000 students shy of recent projections this year, a shortfall planners link to fewer immigrant arrivals and rapid voucher growth. The shift is changing facility and budget priorities.

Federal inspectors say Mission Hospital delayed isolating two children with measles for hours, exposing dozens and triggering an 'immediate jeopardy' designation. State and county health teams have opened hotlines and clinics.

A person walking on I-95 northbound near Godwin was struck and killed late Tuesday; northbound lanes were closed while the State Highway Patrol investigated.

Retired Durham deputy chief Anthony Marsh Sr. filed a wrongful-death lawsuit naming three people in his son's 2021 killing. A judge gave him more time to locate two defendants who can't be found.

The FDA issued a March 5 warning letter saying Novo Nordisk failed to report serious adverse events, including three deaths, tied to semaglutide. The action raises fresh scrutiny for the company’s Triangle manufacturing footprint.

Natelli Investments withdrew rezoning and annexation filings for a proposed 190‑acre New Hill data center after months of local opposition; Apex leaders may consider a one‑year moratorium.

Riverside High in Durham was put on lockdown March 10 after a tip that a student might have had a weapon. Police and sheriff's deputies searched the campus while officials held dismissal.

Apex police posted an image asking the public to identify a person of interest tied to incidents across Wake and three nearby counties.

Nash County Public Schools put Narcan and ONEbox overdose kits on all 115 buses, funded with opioid‑settlement dollars and backed by driver training. The rollout aims to protect 7,000+ daily student riders.

N.C. is funding a $3.5M pilot to bring crisis mental‑health services inside Dillon Juvenile Detention Center in Butner.

Medicaid spending on autism therapy is surging in North Carolina, prompting an auditor review and a package of proposed reforms from the health department.

A former Butner lieutenant pleaded guilty March 10 to obstructing an investigation into an April 2024 inmate assault; sentencing is set for June and many records are sealed.

Biotech plants and big corporate projects pushed North Carolina to record investment in 2025, and officials say the state’s workforce and population growth could keep the momentum going.