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.

Court documentation supplied to Hoodline records the dismissal of Andrew Penvose's charge on April 7, 2026, and an order granting expunction on June 30, 2026.

A crash just after midnight Sunday on Walter Grissom Road north of Franklinton left one person dead; troopers are investigating and the road reopened early Sunday.

Deputy Kaleb Mitchell died Saturday in an on-duty crash, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said. Officials asked the public to keep his family in their thoughts and prayers.

Durham police closed the 600 block of Ellis Road Saturday as investigators processed an apparent shooting near the train tracks.

Patchy fog Saturday morning, then mostly sunny and warm with highs near 81°F. Showers and a marginal severe risk arrive Sunday; plan outdoor time accordingly.

A Raleigh man was sentenced to 15 years after firing a shot and holding two tellers at gunpoint during a March bank robbery, prosecutors said.