Southern High School in Durham was placed on lockdown Friday after a student was found with a gun on campus, and Durham police are investigating.

A family-run nonprofit has opened the Quiltmaker Cafe in downtown Pittsboro, serving pay-what-you-can lunches from the former Postal Fish Company space. The cafe aims to feed neighbors with dignity.

Howarth Litchfield will redesign Hopper House on Atherton Street into 45 studio apartments for Ward Group after planning backing; work is due early summer 2026. The scheme includes communal amenities and office space for the developer’s local HQ.

A Durham man was booked in Hickory on May 22 on multiple charges including rape, kidnapping and assault by strangulation; bond was set at $15,000.

A transmission‑line problem left more than 7,000 Piedmont Electric customers in southern Orange County without power Friday morning. Crews worked to restore service while traffic signals remained out.

A man died and others were hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash on U.S. 421 north of Lillington, troopers said. Emergency crews closed the highway while they investigated.

Montreal ripped off four goals in the first 11:32 at Lenovo Center, turning a Seth Jarvis opener into a 4-1 first-period lead and silencing the home crowd. The result leaves Carolina scrambling early in the Eastern Conference Final.

A Cary resident scratched a $100,000 Cash Payday ticket bought in Durham and claimed $72,018 after taxes at the lottery’s Raleigh headquarters. The $30 game launched in March and still has dozens of big prizes unclaimed.

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will close May 26, 2026 for a roughly 30-month, $65M expansion that includes a 400,000-gallon shark habitat. This weekend is the last chance to visit.

Durham police obtained felony warrants against Joseph Savarino after an April 18 crash that killed 15-year-old Jack O'Shea. The case has moved from a misdemeanor DWI to felony counts.

Chapel Hill approved parking credits and a small grant to keep Blue Sky Robotics downtown, linking the incentive to a planned 152 jobs and a planned local headquarters. Town leaders say the move could boost downtown investment.

A Chapel Hill resident took home $72,011 after a $100,000 Powerball prize doubled with the 2X Power Play.

Unsealed court documents suggest the Dec. 31 shooting in Durham followed a Dec. 27 self‑defense killing; police say a car bought the night before was used in the attack. Investigators have charged Kaheem Jackson and are still seeking an accomplice.