Staff recommend expanding Durham’s red‑light cameras from 12 to as many as 24 after an analysis found angle crashes fell sharply at cameraed intersections. Council will review procurement and cost details before deciding.

American Underground has returned to the American Tobacco Campus with a new 40,000‑sq‑ft headquarters while keeping Main Street outposts and launching programming this month.

A state video shows Division of Marine Fisheries staff scattering the cremated remains of 116 unclaimed people at sea. State rules require ashes be held for three years before disposal.

Raleigh’s Leaf Out aims for 24,000 trees by 2032, but missing startup money and tight budgets put the first plantings at risk.

A Duke-led study suggests bedside retinal scans of very preterm infants may predict motor and cognitive delays by age two.

Raleigh will warm from a cool Friday morning into the mid-90s today and near 99°F by Sunday. Low humidity keeps heat index lower, but vulnerable residents should plan ahead.

Two FedEx employees were arrested in Cumberland County after deputies say they stole about 83 devices from delivery trucks, valued at roughly $27,901. Court records show felony charges and a June 23 return date.

Duke ER clinicians say split-second decisions in the trauma bay are often the difference between life and death as Durham reports a small rise in violent crime. A Duke-led prevention effort is working inside neighborhoods.

Republic National is closing distribution sites in Charlotte and Raleigh, cutting 39 jobs in Charlotte and 14 in Raleigh amid a nationwide restructuring. The moves are part of larger market sales and WARN filings.

A woman was shot near Oxford Manor in north Durham Wednesday night and was taken to a hospital; police are investigating.

A low‑cost AI ultrasound from UNC can estimate gestational age, spot twins and assess fluid — now being piloted in rural North Carolina clinics. Early trials and a JAMA study suggest accuracy comparable to expert scans for key measures.

A skeleton was found Wednesday on a busy stretch of U.S. 17 Business in Washington, N.C. Deputies have asked the SBI, the state medical examiner and ECU to help identify the remains.

House Democrats filed three constitutional amendments to reshape judge discipline, set clearer recusal rules and force 48‑hour public posting of bill text before votes. Sponsors call the moves a fix for an embattled disciplinary system; passage would require supermajorities and a public vote.