Durham Public Schools has fired Deputy Superintendent Tanya Giovanni amid a criminal investigation tied to an alleged 2024 incident at Eno Valley Elementary. Court records list obstruction charges and the district says it is reviewing procedures.

State troopers and local agencies are running extra patrols and checkpoints after officials say speed-related crash deaths rose last year.

The University Club of Durham closed on March 26, ending nearly 40 years of private dining atop University Tower.

Terminal 1 at Raleigh‑Durham International Airport was evacuated early Monday after an anonymous threat; hundreds of travelers gathered outside as officials responded.

Duke jumped to a 44-29 halftime lead over UConn in the East Regional final, paced by the Boozer twins and a dominant showing on the offensive glass.

An Orange County jury will weigh whether Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools mishandled 2019 sexual-assault reports at Frank Porter Graham Elementary.

Police say a former Vandalia Christian School teacher used AI to alter students' photos into explicit images; investigators found 111 files and he2 0 is being held on $750K bond.

Thousands gathered at the North Carolina State Capitol on Saturday as part of nationwide No Kings protests against Trump-era immigration policies. Organizers said the day included thousands of coordinated events across the country.

A federal judge in Raleigh upheld North Carolina’s photo voter‑ID law while noting it can disproportionately burden minority voters. The ruling keeps the statute in place as appeals loom.

Ashlon Jackson banked in a buzzer-beating 3 to lift Duke to an 87-85 Sweet 16 win over LSU in Sacramento, sending the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight.

Zaxby's on East Franklin Street closed Friday after about a year, leaving a high‑traffic UNC‑adjacent storefront vacant. Local reporting shows the listing also disappeared from some ordering pages.

The Durham school board voted to send a roughly $252 million budget request to the county seeking pay bumps for classified staff and money for capital repairs.

A Durham judge ruled Friday that Andrea Faust is not competent to stand trial and ordered inpatient psychiatric evaluation at Central Regional Hospital in Butner.