The Canes will raise their Stanley Cup banner at Lenovo Center on Sept. 29 as Raleigh prepares for a high‑profile season opener against the Florida Panthers.

North Carolina will stop mailing registration cards and issuing plate stickers Oct. 1, 2026; the DMV will move records online and offer printed copies for a fee.

Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife sold their McDonald's restaurants in Western North Carolina to Asheville franchisees Christine and Chris Nevant. The family says the move will free them to focus more on public service.

FEMA Region 4's Rob Ashe met with Sen. Ted Budd in D.C. as the agency signals new obligations for North Carolina recovery and local buyouts begin.

A Mooresville woman won $150,000 on the NC Education Lottery’s Tumbling Treasures digital instant game and collected about $108,023 after taxes. She plans to use the money for home renovations.

One of two women charged in a downtown Raleigh fatal run-over posted a $75,000 secured bond and was released this week while the case continues.

Sen. Thom Tillis met with Cameron Hamilton and pledged to support his FEMA nomination while pressing for faster aid for Helene-hit western North Carolina.

Kempower has asked North Carolina to cancel its job-creation incentive after saying it won’t hit the roughly 300 jobs promised for its Durham plant. The state’s committee agreed to end the JDIG after the company paused hiring amid weaker U.S. EV demand.

PNC and federal data show Raleigh‑Cary leading U.S. metros in hiring through May 2026, even as local home prices cool.

Lennar paid about $6 million for nearly 40 acres in East Raleigh and plans roughly 200 townhomes, joining a wave of new housing planned across the area.

Raleigh will top out near 97F today; triple-digit heat arrives ThursdayFriday with heat indices potentially topping 104F. Watch for Canadian wildfire smoke and weekend storms.

Frito-Lay will move warehouse operations at its Raleigh distribution site to an external logistics provider, affecting roughly 65 local jobs. The change is slated for early September and WARN notices are being issued.

A Jacksonville woman was arrested after authorities say a 4-year-old was found alone in unsanitary, potentially dangerous conditions, including access to fire hazards. Charging documents list child‑abuse and related counts.