H&H Bagels will open at Waverly Place in Cary, joining its Chapel Hill debut as the brand expands across the Triangle.

A budget framework would raise pay for teachers and many state workers just as Goodyear enters talks that could cost hundreds of Fayetteville jobs and officials warn about crypto‑ATM scams.

A car crashed into WakeMed's E‑tower Tuesday night; two people were treated for minor injuries and the entrance was temporarily closed while crews investigated.

Orange County’s proposed two‑year phase‑out of $621,323 for the Chapel Hill Public Library has residents and advocates mobilizing as budget hearings approach.

A USDA inspection says a sloth at Aloha Safari Park bit a child during an up‑close encounter; inspectors listed the incident as a critical violation.

A wide‑ranging NC bill would let localities open ABC stores on Sundays, allow canned cocktails in grocery aisles and add alcoholic whipped cream to the law. Lawmakers delayed a committee vote Tuesday.

Autopsy records show a Garner father shot his two sons before setting their Rand Road home on fire. The boys' mother has requested deputies' bodycam footage as the family pursues a complaint.

Conservative groups rallied outside Raleigh's Legislative Building urging lawmakers to revive bathroom restrictions for transgender people, reviving HB2-era fights.

A global analysis links DEHP and similar phthalates to nearly 2 million premature births and roughly 74,000 newborn deaths in 2018, and U.S. studies point to tens of thousands of domestic cases.

WRAL's 'Broken' series won a national Service to America Award after exposing gaps in North Carolina's foster-care system and helping push reform.

Ukrainian surgeons told Fort Bragg medics that drone swarms are stretching evacuations from minutes to days, forcing new training and underground care plans.

Durham’s City Council approved $4.5 million to build and preserve affordable homes, targeting a mix of new units, rehabs and supportive services to stabilize hundreds of households.

Herons, Fearrington House and Fairview Dining Room were among North Carolina restaurants honored in Forbes Travel Guide’s 2026 Star Awards, giving the Triangle a rare cluster of rated rooms.