Apex police say explosives‑detection K9 Pepper helped clear a school after a bomb threat and was rewarded with a pup cup, officials wrote on Facebook.

ECU Health's sale of its home health and hospice services to Liberty may touch about 160 jobs and shifts the Service League Hospice House to a new operator.

Greensboro operator Daly Seven bought land near RDU and parcels near Duke University Hospital, signaling plans for more Triangle hotels. Permits and planning filings will show what comes next.

A settlement ends Chris Clemens' open‑meetings lawsuit against UNC. Both sides will bear their own legal costs and no money will change hands.

A Sky 5 aerial clip shows police vehicles and officers around Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex on the morning of April 8. The short footage offers few immediate details about the reason for the response.

A Cary man was arrested and indicted in connection with a Sept. 27, 2025 Bargate Drive shooting that left a man critically injured. Two others were arrested earlier and all three remain in custody.

Cool, sunny day in Raleigh with a high near 61°F. Patchy frost possible tonight and a statewide burn ban keeps fire danger elevated.

A UNC System analysis finds the state’s 16 public universities must produce 5,000–10,000 more degrees a year, with the biggest shortfalls in engineering, education, accounting and nursing. Officials are testing fast‑track degrees and targeted funding to close the gap.

Raleigh-based product-software company Pendo said it cut about 90 roles — roughly 10% of its staff — calling the changes part of a 'refounding' as tech budgets shift.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore closed a stretch of Buxton beach after officials warned northeast winds and high surf could cause oceanfront homes to collapse.

A judge ordered Nigel Max Edge sent to Cherry Hospital after experts found he lacks capacity to stand trial in the Southport bar shooting; the case is paused.

A woman was seriously injured in a shooting on the 5000 block of Windy Hill Drive in Raleigh; police say her injuries are not believed to be life‑threatening and investigators are on the scene.

Jaccob Slavin's overtime tap-in lifted the Hurricanes to a 6-5 win over Boston at Lenovo Center, clinching the Metropolitan Division and home playoff dates.