Tom Dundon agreed to sell a 12.5% stake in the Carolina Hurricanes at an implied $2.66B valuation, reports say, with three unnamed minority partners joining the ownership group.

A Durham student faces assault and arson counts after pepper spray and a trash‑can fire in Hillside High’s cafeteria left five people affected and a teacher hospitalized.

NCDHHS announced a March 5 pilot to let 988 counselors dispatch mobile crisis teams directly, aiming to shorten response times and reduce police involvement.

Erosion in Corolla uncovered a buried whale and a foul odor as Currituck County prepares to review its shoreline plan. The county's 2025 study also flags dozens of houses at long‑term risk.

Winston‑Salem chef Freddy Lee will open Fablewood, a steakhouse at Mount Airy’s Spencer’s Mill redevelopment, betting on small‑town dining as local restaurants close.

A Wake Forest dog‑training business owner is accused of secretly tracking a woman's car and sharing intimate photos without consent.

Federal marshals arrested Bryson Bradley in New York; he faces charges in the Sept. 20, 2024, killing of Korie Williams and will be extradited to North Carolina.

A general‑aviation plane returned to RDU after a tire blew following takeoff; crews briefly closed a runway to clear debris and no injuries were reported.

A Wake County judge sentenced Jenine Marie Ellis to 20 years after prosecutors say she used stolen medical identities to land hospital jobs and saddle victims with bills.

Fortrex said Smithfield is ending sanitation services at its Clinton, N.C., plant — the change will affect more than 100 sanitation workers amid recent contract losses.

A man died after his moped was rear-ended on Hammond Road; the driver was cited and Raleigh police say the investigation is ongoing.

Town staff advanced a 380‑acre Suncrest plan that would add about 1,000 homes near Knightdale, with senior units and commercial space and state road work already flagged.

Two hoax emergency calls sent officers to southeast Raleigh homes on Tuesday night; police say both reports were false and are investigating a possible connection.