N.C. is funding a $3.5M pilot to bring crisis mental‑health services inside Dillon Juvenile Detention Center in Butner.

UNC Asheville expanded Access Asheville to guarantee tuition relief for qualifying NC families and cap out‑of‑state tuition at $10,000 for nearby states.

Upper 80s today with gusty southwest winds. A strong cold front brings showers Thursday and a cooler weekend.

An anchor tenant sued CityPlat over a lease at the former Kmart on Western Blvd., creating near‑term uncertainty for the 12‑acre redevelopment. The case could slow leasing while the project moves forward.

Federal agents say a Raleigh man was arrested after an online child-exploitation probe led to the rescue of an infant. Authorities say multiple FBI offices and local partners are involved.

Medicaid spending on autism therapy is surging in North Carolina, prompting an auditor review and a package of proposed reforms from the health department.

A former Butner lieutenant pleaded guilty March 10 to obstructing an investigation into an April 2024 inmate assault; sentencing is set for June and many records are sealed.

A juvenile was injured in a northwest Raleigh shooting Tuesday; police say the investigation is active and details remain limited.

Biotech plants and big corporate projects pushed North Carolina to record investment in 2025, and officials say the state’s workforce and population growth could keep the momentum going.

Wake County is eyeing the Well Fed community garden across from Athens Drive High as a replacement library site — a neighborhood win that raises questions about price and parking.

The North Carolina Community Foundation awarded $9 million in 108 grants to support long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene across 16 western North Carolina counties.

Stanley Konat of Brownsville claimed a $410,432 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot at the NC Lottery headquarters in Raleigh and walked away with $295,553 after taxes.

United Therapeutics' Phase 3 ralinepag cut clinical worsening risk by 55% and the company says the drug could be a $2B rival to J&J's Uptravi.