MoveBuddha's March report names Greensboro and Asheville among 25 U.S. cities with the fastest jumps in move‑search interest. Winners tend to be practical, job‑connected midsize places.

Tamara and Christopher Ross were arrested after an 11-year-old suffered severe burns. Police say the child was allegedly scalded with hot water.

A Roseboro man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after his father was found dead in Clinton on Dec. 26; he turned himself in and is being held without bond.

A driver was shot and a suspect is in custody after a road‑rage confrontation Tuesday on U.S. 70 near Shoreline Drive in Princeton. Authorities say the victim was shot in the neck and charges are under review.

A judge ruled a jury could infer Duke retaliated after a 2020 harassment report. Only a Title VII retaliation claim remains; trial is set for June 2026.

After the UNC System rolled back DEI rules, UNC Charlotte disbanded offices and student groups are running mentoring and cultural programs — often with limited resources.

Regency Centers will tear down much of Durham's long-closed Northgate Mall and build an open-air center anchored by a 140,000-square-foot Target, a plan that has neighbors worried about lost housing.

Mayor Janet Cowell will give her second State of the City tonight, centering public safety and housing after a January homicide that rattled the city. Expect bond talk, federal funding updates and specific proposals on prevention and housing.

Garner police say shots were fired at a GoRaleigh bus on Garner Road Tuesday night; three passengers were aboard and no injuries were reported.

Three relatives traveling from Florida to New York were killed in a head‑on crash on I‑95 in Robeson County. Online fundraisers have raised tens of thousands to help the grieving family.

Duke unveiled a roughly $203 million Homegrown plan to increase local hiring, contractor spending and affordable-housing support across the Research Triangle. The university will track progress publicly.

Myron Britt, convicted in the 2003 killing of his wife, has died while serving a life sentence at Nash Correctional Institution as state investigators open probes.

North Hills has begun enforcing a plate-registration system in parts of the district; unregistered cars could receive a $35 notice. Here’s where it applies and how to register.