Dense fog is slowing the Monday morning commute in Raleigh while highs surge into the 70s and 80s midweek. Watch for a late‑week front that could bring showers and gusty winds.

BASF plans to expand its Research Triangle Park campus, adding to the company’s North American R&D hub as the Triangle attracts more life-sciences investment.

A transmission-line problem left roughly 6,100 Piedmont Electric customers in southern Orange County without power Sunday afternoon.

Wake County deputies detained several people after a Sunday shooting at a Wendell home on Alfreda Court as investigators worked the scene. Details are limited.

Raleigh police are searching after an armed robbery at a Circle K on East Millbrook Road early Sunday; the suspect fled on foot and escaped, and no one was injured.

The North Carolina auditor will publish a performance audit into Rocky Mount's 2025 budget crisis at a March 9 press conference in Raleigh. The findings could clarify where millions went and whether billing errors masked deeper problems.

Cloudy and muggy this morning in Raleigh with storms likely this afternoon between 3–8 PM; east‑of‑the‑Triad has the highest chance for stronger cells.

A Raleigh man was booked March 5 and charged with felony statutory rape after a Wake County Sheriff's Office probe into alleged assaults from 2011 and 2014. These charges have since been dismissed.

A crash just after midnight Sunday on Walter Grissom Road north of Franklinton left one person dead; troopers are investigating and the road reopened early Sunday.

Deputy Kaleb Mitchell died Saturday in an on-duty crash, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said. Officials asked the public to keep his family in their thoughts and prayers.

Patchy fog Saturday morning, then mostly sunny and warm with highs near 81°F. Showers and a marginal severe risk arrive Sunday; plan outdoor time accordingly.

A Raleigh man was sentenced to 15 years after firing a shot and holding two tellers at gunpoint during a March bank robbery, prosecutors said.

Prepac will close its Whitsett factory and lay off about 200 workers starting May 2; the company pointed to high domestic costs and low‑cost imports while state incentives come under scrutiny.