Mecklenburg DA Spencer Merriweather says N.C.’s assault-by-strangulation statute failed survivors in two recent trials and is urging the General Assembly to clarify the law and boost penalties.

A Raleigh man was arrested after police say he exposed himself and secretly photographed a woman inside an Apex Kohl's. He faces felony secret peeping, sexual battery and indecent exposure charges.

Kerry Painter lays out the relocation and construction timeline for Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater and how the move fits into the downtown expansion plan.

An 18-year-old Enloe student was arrested after a peeping incident reported to staff on Monday. School officials say the district is cooperating with police as the investigation continues.

Court records say a Durham man tried to drive off while Cary officers were still at his car; he faces seven charges including assault with a deadly weapon.

A U.S. student-housing developer is reported to have joined Citrus Group and Galliard Homes to redevelop Durham’s Prince Bishops Place, shifting the scheme toward hundreds of student beds and refreshed retail.

After more than four years behind bars, Santana Eaves II was acquitted in the 2021 killing of Skyteria Poston, prompting defense calls for a prosecutorial review.

NCDOT awarded a $25.7M contract to widen a mile of U.S. 401 in Garner to six lanes, add medians, signal changes and sidewalks. Construction runs into 2029.

Wake Forest is part of DAWN, a multinational study recruiting 13,000 Black, Hispanic and African participants to study genetic and biomarker drivers of Alzheimer’s disparities.

Fayetteville police say a man was taken into custody after officers found a woman with multiple stab wounds inside a home early Wednesday; the Homicide Unit is investigating.

House Democrats filed H.B. 1059 to set a $15 statewide minimum for most employers, with an $11 carveout for very small businesses and annual CPI indexing. The measure faces steep odds in the GOP-run legislature.

An unloaded handgun was removed from a student at Lucile Souders Elementary; the student's mother was arrested and charged.

Camden County deputies say a cross‑state probe led to three arrests in Charleston. The suspects are in local custody and are awaiting extradition to North Carolina.