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.

United Therapeutics' Phase 3 ralinepag cut clinical worsening risk by 55% and the company says the drug could be a $2B rival to J&J's Uptravi.

ShopOne Centers, backed by Town Lane, bought the Lowe's Foodsanchored Gunters Crossing in Greensboro for about $11M. The neighborhood plaza totals roughly 55,000 square feet.

Employees found card‑skimming devices on pumps at a Clarington Petro‑Canada; two men were arrested and face fraud charges. Police recovered skimmers and drugs and are seeking tips.

North Carolina is one of eight testbeds chosen to trial eVTOL air taxis and medical flights, with early demonstrations and operations expected by summer 2026. State and industry partners will focus on rural healthcare hops, regional routes and autonomous trials.

A Triangle Business Journal ranking shows the region’s 25 biggest VC backers raised about $1.5B in 2025, highlighting concentrated capital and a life‑sciences tilt.

A federal judge in Raleigh dismissed a First Amendment challenge to North Carolina’s ballot‑selfie ban, saying the law helps prevent vote‑buying and protects polling‑place integrity.

Triangle Business Journal reports Chick‑fil‑A is eyeing a land deal in Greenville that could bring a freestanding restaurant to eastern North Carolina.

Flying Bull has closed its Ninth Street taproom and coffee shop, consolidating operations at its Morris Street restaurant and ramping up grocery distribution. The move follows a string of local taproom shut‑downs.

A rare developable parcel steps from UNC–Chapel Hill is on the market for millions, drawing developer interest and potential zoning reviews.