Neighbors say a March 17, 2025 council vote cleared the way for 140 apartments next to Sandy Creek Park and have launched a petition alleging bad faith. They cite flood, wildlife and safety concerns and want the rezoning rescinded.

Nearly $1.7 billion sits in North Carolina's unclaimed property fund; state officials are stepping up outreach to return money to rightful owners.

Two brothers were arrested after authorities say more than 200 pounds of marijuana were found in their luggage at RDU. One remains jailed on a $1 million bond.

A man was killed and another person is in custody after a shooting Thursday at Randy's Pizza on S. Miami Boulevard in south Durham.

Crystal Mangum — at the center of the 2006 Duke lacrosse scandal — is due to be released from a North Carolina prison Friday after serving time for a separate murder conviction.

State data show fewer reportable crimes in NC schools, and districts with touch-free scanners report steeper drops in weapons even as accuracy and contract questions linger.

A Durham man admitted in court to abusing two family friends and was given a sentence that begins at more than 10 years. The plea came after one child reported the abuse and another told parents, launching the police probe.

A Wendell resident says a mid‑November workplace arrest and a month at a Georgia detention center left her shaken as legal fights over bond and workplace raids continue.

Court warrants show a 3-year-old was hospitalized with a gunshot wound after a babysitter reported a loud bang at a Trinity Commons apartment; investigators seized a Glock. Local and state officials point to rising child firearm injuries and push safe-storage changes.

Fayetteville’s utility board approved a two‑year rate plan that will add roughly $8 a month for a typical 1,000‑kWh household next May. The utility cites rising wholesale power and capital costs as the reason.

State and local leaders gather in Durham as closures and a long subsidy waitlist squeeze North Carolina’s child-care system.

A new state report finds 159 North Carolinians died in fires in 2025, and early‑2026 data show a worrying uptick; officials urge testing smoke alarms.

Woody's Bar‑B‑Q is set to open its first North Carolina location at Oxford Commons in Durham this March, offering Carolina-style vinegar barbecue and family feasts.