A person was killed Friday after being struck on New Bern Avenue near Shanta Drive; police closed part of the road while detectives processed the scene.

North Garner Middle was locked down Friday after a reported threat; Wake County schools say there is no indication of an imminent threat and no students were hurt. Police and deputies searched the campus while investigators work the scene.

Sunny today with highs near 86°F; heat builds into the 90s midweek. Showers and thunderstorms become likely Thursday, May 21.

An SBI arrest in Spruce Pine turned chaotic Friday when a suspect shot himself and a round struck an agent’s vest. The agent was not seriously hurt and the suspect faces child-sex charges.

An unnamed restaurant has signed a lease for Mandolin’s former Hayes Barton spot and aims to open this fall. Renovations are already under way at the Fairview Road corner.

A man was hospitalized after gunfire on the 1000 block of Merrick Street in Durham; investigators say shots were fired from a vehicle and the case remains under investigation.

Jaggers has filed a $2.6M permit to build a 3,500‑sq‑ft restaurant at 1915 Hampton Inn Court, the former Twin Peaks near Hanes Mall. The move extends the brand’s North Carolina expansion.

A Greensboro fourth-grader's EV essay prompted a sharply worded reply from Rep. Virginia Foxx — and a public rebuke from his mother after she shared the note.

Three people were arrested in Robeson County after court documents allege a 15-year-old was allowed to have sex with a 34-year-old at the family home; the father and a guardian face child-abuse charges.

Two new $8M+ listings in North Ridge have pushed the neighborhood to the top of Raleigh’s luxury market.

Interim Town Manager Russ Overton rolled out a $573.5M FY27 budget that would raise Cary’s property tax rate, lift utility and trash fees, and add police staffing.

Hundreds of relatives were turned away from NC State’s Department of Biological Sciences ceremony on May 8; the university apologized and says it will review commencement planning.

Clear and cool Friday in Raleigh, then a fast warm-up: low 90s by Sunday with only a slight late-week storm chance.