From pill production in the Triangle to a brief Medicaid U‑turn, North Carolina is now the center of debates over access, cost and safety for GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs.

WakeMed police officer Jeremy Bohne was arrested in Wilson County and faces multiple charges including kidnapping and assault, court records show.

An officer in Wake Forest shot a dog after the animal bit its owner and lunged at officers in the Margot’s Pond neighborhood. The man was arrested and faces misdemeanor charges, court records show.

Greenville police are searching for 33-year-old Garrett Burr, who left his assisted living home in Winterville Friday evening. Officers say he has schizophrenia and was last seen in blue plaid pajamas.

A girl was struck Saturday at the Buffaloe and Forestville intersection in Raleigh; police say she is expected to be OK.

ABSS officials say a proposed $58.7M county allocation falls about $4M short of their request, risking teacher supplements, repairs and planned capital projects.

Two men were hospitalized after an early-morning stabbing on Clear Skyview Circle in southern Wake County. Deputies say the investigation is ongoing and no one is in custody.

About 50 people were displaced after a city-ordered evacuation at the Carolina Apartments; a local nonprofit says it arranged Airbnb stays and rehoused more than half.

A man who fell off a cliff into the Watauga River near Beech Mountain was rescued by multiple agencies and airlifted to a Winston‑Salem trauma center.

Wake Forest researchers analyzed the U.S. POINTER trial and found coach‑led diet and exercise programs produced measurable reductions in frailty over 24 months.

Mostly sunny Sunday with a high near 80°F. Showers and thunderstorms likely Monday, June 1, mainly south and east of Raleigh.

A flood watch is in effect for Cherokee and Clay counties through Saturday afternoon as forecasters warn that flash flooding is possible. Heavy downpours could swamp low‑lying roads.

John Clay Jackson, once banned by the state, was arrested May 20 on multiple warrants alleging he took payments for repairs he didn't finish. Prosecutors and the AG's 2020 judgment are part of the case's backdrop.