A crash on Cole Mill Road in northwest Durham late Saturday killed one person. Police closed the roadway while investigators processed the scene.

Leaders met Thursday as Rutherford County schools plan for a roughly $2 million drop in state funding; safety is being protected while repairs and expansions are deferred.

Top-seeded Carolina opens the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center on April 18, facing Ottawa in a matchup where Andersen and special teams could decide Game 1.

Doug Winstead Jr., a Band Of Oz trumpeter and Carolina Beach Music Hall of Famer, will be remembered at services April 21 in Rocky Mount. Family and fans will gather at Rock Haven Church to celebrate his life.

A man was critically wounded outside the Walnut Trace apartments in southeast Raleigh; police have a suspect in custody and detectives are investigating.

Breezy Sunday with a brief chance of light showers and gusts to the low 30s. Fire danger increases Monday and a statewide burn ban remains active.

Forty-eight cells at the Wake County Detention Center are offline for renovation, pushing the jail past capacity and forcing temporary bunks while expansion plans move forward.

A Raleigh officer was arrested and later fired after the Wake County DA said charges would be filed. The department says an internal affairs review and criminal probe are ongoing.

Authorities say a Hendersonville Thanksgiving wine was allegedly laced with acetonitrile; one daughter died, others were hospitalized and a local restaurateur was arrested.

A civil suit alleges a former Durham Rescue Mission volunteer coordinator repeatedly assaulted a resident and that Mission leadership discouraged reporting. The nonprofit says it acted immediately.

Raleigh police are investigating a shooting Saturday on Walnut View Road near Rock Quarry and Cross Link Roads; investigators remained on scene and details remain limited.

An unpermitted quarry on the Nolichucky is dumping sediment into the river. Regulators and environmental groups warn the damage could be long-term.

Gov. Josh Stein has authorized $25,000 rewards for tips in the March killing of a Whiteville fitness‑studio owner and in the 1982 disappearance of Angela Hamby.