Hitachi Energy will open a 32,000‑sq‑ft engineering and cybersecurity center in Cary, investing $10M and promising about 150 new jobs as part of a $1B U.S. expansion.

Neighbors and conservation groups are contesting a planned 31‑mile MVP Southgate extension into North Carolina, citing threats to water, forests and tribal sites.

Warm, muggy weekend with highs near 82–84°F. Widespread showers and thunderstorms likely Sunday, April 5; midweek may bring frost in the coldest pockets.

Florence "Flo" Winston, the last surviving co‑founder of the Angus Barn, has died at 90. The restaurant will lower flags and services are set for mid‑April.

Chicken Salad Chick will open its first Durham restaurant at Renaissance Center in Southpoint, targeting a Q2 2026 opening in a roughly 3,100 sq ft space.

A 244‑page opinion filed April 2 voids key Leandro orders and hands funding authority back to lawmakers.

Knightdale police arrested a 69‑year‑old registered sex offender after an alleged sexual battery and theft at Knightdale Station Park. He is due back in court on April 14.

Three recent polls give Democrats a plurality on North Carolina’s legislative ballot, even as Republicans keep a Senate supermajority and near‑control of the House.

A man and a woman are accused of child abuse and sexual assault in Raleigh; investigators and child‑welfare agencies are coordinating the active probe.

Prosecutors filed notice to seek capital punishment for Avantae Deven after investigators say evidence shows her adopted children, Blake and London, are dead.

Durham police identified two women wanted on felony larceny charges who are also persons of interest in the death of a woman found on South LaSalle Street last September.

Court records say Wake County parents kept children in squalid conditions — including a teen found in a dog kennel — and were arrested at a Raleigh motel. Investigators allege years of abuse and multiple injuries.

Warm, windy conditions raise wildfire risk in Raleigh today. A statewide burn ban is in effect — skip open burning.