An officer-involved shooting near the Wilson County Courthouse closed City Hall and shut downtown streets Monday as SBI and state troopers investigated.

Raleigh police arrested a person Monday in connection with a reported carjacking. The arrest comes as the city navigates post‑holiday violence and talks of a youth curfew.

Saul Antonio Sosa, 64, was arrested in Chapel Hill on multiple child-sex charges tied to separate Durham and Orange County cases. Judges will consider bail Wednesday.

A 71-year-old Dearborn man was extradited to Johnston County after a DNA match tied him to a 2001 Selma kidnapping and rape.

A carjacking at the New Hope Church Road Walmart ended with a suspect arrested and the stolen Honda recovered within an hour; no injuries were reported.

When school ends, roughly 850,000 North Carolina students lose daily school meals. Pantries, hospitals and a $120 SUN Bucks payment are trying to fill the gap as SNAP changes bite.

A late‑night argument near Moore Square ended with a man stabbed and rushed to a hospital; police say the suspect fled and detectives are investigating.

NWS Raleigh issued a flood advisory for Richmond County through Sunday night. Drivers should avoid flooded roads and seek higher ground in low‑lying areas.

NWS put Raleigh, Durham and Cary under a severe thunderstorm warning Sunday evening, warning of 60-mph gusts and penny-sized hail.

Police investigated reports of a shooting at Moore Square's GoRaleigh station early Monday; a man was treated on scene and taken by ambulance. Investigation is ongoing.

Light drizzle and sticky air Monday with showers likely and a localized flash flood risk. Dangerous heat returns midweek with highs near 100°F.

Stephen Stroud, the Raleigh developer who helped bring the Carolina Hurricanes and build the Lenovo Center, has died at 83.

On Nov. 10, 1898, organized white supremacists burned Wilmington’s Black newspaper, killed residents and forced a legally elected biracial government from office. New reporting and a forthcoming book have revived the city’s long‑buried history.