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.

A juvenile was injured in a northwest Raleigh shooting Tuesday; police say the investigation is active and details remain limited.

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.

Wake County is eyeing the Well Fed community garden across from Athens Drive High as a replacement library site — a neighborhood win that raises questions about price and parking.

The North Carolina Community Foundation awarded $9 million in 108 grants to support long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene across 16 western North Carolina counties.

Stanley Konat of Brownsville claimed a $410,432 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot at the NC Lottery headquarters in Raleigh and walked away with $295,553 after taxes.

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.

Livable Raleigh is pushing a $200M affordable-housing bond this fall — roughly double the city staff recommendation — setting up a ballot fight over how much Raleigh should invest. The group says tens of thousands of households are cost‑burdened and wants stronger rules and in-lieu fees to preserve and build affordable units.

Wake County's school board will be briefed on state-approved school-zone speed cameras while expanding its bus stop-arm camera program.

A Raleigh firefighter was released from the hospital after breaking his arm during a forceful removal from a Senate hearing; charges have been filed and local leaders are reviewing the case.