Heat Advisory in Raleigh Saturday with highs near 98°F and heat‑index values up to 110°F. Late‑day storms could produce damaging wind gusts.

Whataburger has applied to build a 2,074‑sq‑ft drive‑thru at University Place in Chapel Hill as Ram Realty retools the mall and makes room for a large HomeSense. The site sits in a high‑risk flood zone, so approvals and stormwater fixes will be required.

A person was killed early Thursday after being struck on I-40 near the Cary Towne Boulevard exit. The driver fled and Raleigh police are asking witnesses to come forward.

Hopscotch returns to downtown Raleigh Sept. 10–12 with 100+ acts, City Plaza headliners and a new free Moore Square Commons for daytime programming.

Blue Heron’s Rosewood will add more than 260 apartments and street-level retail at South Saunders near Dix Park, joining a wave of development reshaping Raleigh’s West End.

Cheryl Caulfield and Chris Heagarty did not file for reelection, opening contested Wake County school board seats in Districts 1 and 7 ahead of the November ballot.

The state budget lets the SBI place AI license‑plate readers on DOT land, expanding a pilot into an option for any agency and setting off privacy alarms. Lawmakers say it’s about public safety; advocates call it mass tracking.

At least one person died and a section of Capital Boulevard was closed after an early-morning crash near Trawick Road that involved two motorcycles, a tow truck and a car.

A Raleigh man who walked away from a federal halfway house in July 2025 was recaptured by U.S. Marshals and sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.

An 81‑year‑old Holly Ridge man has been charged with indecent liberties with a child after deputies investigated a report involving a 13‑year‑old. He remains jailed on a secured bond as detectives probe.

Lenovo's AI is stabilizing referee cams during the World Cup, and its Morrisville team helped build the 3D avatars and stadium replicas used in broadcasts.

Triple‑digit heat and a Code Orange air‑quality alert hit Raleigh on Friday. Expect highs near 100°F and haze through the evening.

A crane truck flipped on I-95 near Kenly on Tuesday, killing one person and critically injuring another as troopers investigate a suspected tire failure.