Gunfire rang out near a Dollar General at South Fifth Avenue and Dawson Street. Police are still investigating and have released no suspect details.

Emergency vehicle lights will illuminate Wake County Speedway for a night run and truck showcase benefiting nearly 53,000 athletes statewide.

Sarah Santiago never left North Carolina, but a Forsyth County grand jury indicted her on three murder counts tied to the Clairemont attack.

A 1,450-signature petition wants Free Moms dogs back on Wolf Plaza after NC State limited events to one certified therapy canine.

American Distillation avoided a requested $500,000 fine, but a federal judge is now demanding a compliance plan and outside oversight.

Text messages show Michael Magnanti steering Republican board votes to keep a Creedmoor voting site closed — one member deleted the texts.

Leigh Ann Brooks was denied bond after SBI agents took her into custody in Hoke County on Wednesday.

A 4-3 Durham City Council vote clears 50 market-rate homes near Lick Creek, even after planners recommended denial two months earlier.

The Bib Gourmand pitmaster is bringing whole-hog barbecue less than a mile from his original West Lenoir Street smokehouse.

Escapontay Campbell faces six counts, including two Class C felonies, after allegedly opening fire following a family argument.

At UNC Greensboro, Gov. Stein toured a sign-language lab and heard veteran teachers say raises still skip years 15 through 24.

A 23-square-mile stretch of drained Inner Banks peatland near Belhaven is being rewetted to stop emissions and wildfire risk.

About a dozen demonstrators sat in on NCAA arguments, accusing Chief Justice Paul Newby of favoring Duke Energy over the public.