Leaders broke ground Thursday on a $129M phased rebuild of Clayton High that keeps students on campus while a new main building is built.

Crews battled a hidden wall‑and‑attic fire on Sedgewick Drive that produced heavy smoke and displaced two families. Thermal imaging helped crews locate hot spots and bring the blaze under control.

Dense fog limits visibility in Raleigh this morning; advisory through 10 a.m. Fog lifts mid‑morning, then a warm, gusty Friday with chance of storms.

A Wake County judge refused to extend an accuser's protective order against Durham Judge Clayton Jones Jr., after his January acquittal. The decision reshapes the civil restrictions tied to the case.

Cardinal Infrastructure bought Sugar Hill’s A.L. Grading Contractors for $245.5M and amended its term loan to $200M as it expands into the Atlanta market.

A longtime Cary Fire Department engineer was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of second‑degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

A diversionary 'flash‑bang' was thrown near an Aberdeen early‑voting site; no injuries were reported and police have increased patrols as they investigate.

The Gates Foundation joined a strategic round for Ten63, the Research Triangle AI drug‑discovery startup, which says the funding pushes its announced backing past $45M and ties support to HPV work.

A Raleigh man was sentenced to at least 4 years, 7 months after pleading guilty in a November 2023 crash that killed a 76-year-old Wake Forest man.

Two men wanted by Cary police were arrested in Webster, Texas, after a multi‑state manhunt led by the U.S. Marshals. Officials praised the cross‑jurisdictional effort.

Wake County deputies arrested 29‑year‑old Shaniyah R. Dove in a Duke Energy fraud probe that allegedly cost the utility $495,904.62. The arrest is the third tied to the months‑long investigation.

Raleigh sellers are trimming ask prices as homes sit longer and builders offer incentives. Agents say realistic pricing and staging will decide who sells this spring.

Mostly cloudy and mild Thursday with only a slight rain chance. Friday could bring near‑record warmth before a cooler, unsettled week.