A fence post pierced an 8‑inch sewer main near Odie Street, releasing an estimated 38,400 gallons into a drainage ditch. Crews say the leak is stopped and the state was notified.

Raleigh will reach the upper‑90s today and near 100°F Friday, with dangerous heat possible. Scattered storms and heavier rain are possible this weekend.

Families in the Triangle face $800-plus back-to-school bills — and North Carolina has no tax-free weekend to ease the pain. Community drives like Tools4Schools are stepping in.

A three-year-old died after a pool drowning Tuesday night in Durham; emergency crews transported the child to Duke University Hospital but the child did not survive.

Turnbridge's Highline Glenwood is rising in Glenwood South: a 37‑story, $200M tower built around the historic Creamery. Construction and financing are in place; phase one is due mid‑2028.

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.