A Canadian man admitted he falsely certified U.S. citizenship on North Carolina voter forms and pleaded guilty to casting ballots in the 2022 and 2024 elections. Federal prosecutors say the plea resolves two counts tied to those registration applications.

Vic's Italian is expanding to North Hills with a Six Forks outpost, growing beyond its City Market and Lake Boone Trail spots. The move taps a busy, redeveloping corridor.

Two men were shot at the Rolling Hills apartments on East Pilot Street in Durham Sunday; one is critically injured. Police say the investigation is ongoing and are asking for tips.

Eve, a women-owned botanical lounge at 108 E. Parrish St., opened this week with plant-draped seating, a DJ booth and a mezcal-forward cocktail program.

Dense fog is slowing the Monday morning commute in Raleigh while highs surge into the 70s and 80s midweek. Watch for a late‑week front that could bring showers and gusty winds.

BASF plans to expand its Research Triangle Park campus, adding to the company’s North American R&D hub as the Triangle attracts more life-sciences investment.

A transmission-line problem left roughly 6,100 Piedmont Electric customers in southern Orange County without power Sunday afternoon.

Wake County deputies detained several people after a Sunday shooting at a Wendell home on Alfreda Court as investigators worked the scene. Details are limited.

Dozens of shell casings were recovered outside a smoke shop on South Alston Avenue after late-night gunfire. Forensics marked the scene as Durham police investigate.

Raleigh police are searching after an armed robbery at a Circle K on East Millbrook Road early Sunday; the suspect fled on foot and escaped, and no one was injured.

The North Carolina auditor will publish a performance audit into Rocky Mount's 2025 budget crisis at a March 9 press conference in Raleigh. The findings could clarify where millions went and whether billing errors masked deeper problems.

Cloudy and muggy this morning in Raleigh with storms likely this afternoon between 3–8 PM; east‑of‑the‑Triad has the highest chance for stronger cells.

A Raleigh man was booked March 5 and charged with felony statutory rape after a Wake County Sheriff's Office probe into alleged assaults from 2011 and 2014. These charges have since been dismissed.