A Frost Advisory covers Raleigh until 9 a.m. Thursday with patchy frost possible. Sun returns and a quick warmup sends highs into the 60s, then the 80s next week.

Avent West residents are contesting Lorimer Spring, a 60-unit senior affordable project after trees were cleared on the site. City and county gap financing is part of the funding plan.

A Raleigh daycare teacher was arrested after a toddler’s lower leg was reportedly fractured in her care; state records show prior citations at the same KinderCare center.

An unloaded handgun was confiscated from a student at East Chapel Hill High; officials say the incident was isolated and the school day continued. Counselors were made available.

Raleigh police are investigating a shooting at Triangle Town Center. Forensics marked multiple evidence points across the mall parking lot.

Apex police say explosives‑detection K9 Pepper helped clear a school after a bomb threat and was rewarded with a pup cup, officials wrote on Facebook.

ECU Health's sale of its home health and hospice services to Liberty may touch about 160 jobs and shifts the Service League Hospice House to a new operator.

Greensboro operator Daly Seven bought land near RDU and parcels near Duke University Hospital, signaling plans for more Triangle hotels. Permits and planning filings will show what comes next.

A settlement ends Chris Clemens' open‑meetings lawsuit against UNC. Both sides will bear their own legal costs and no money will change hands.

A Sky 5 aerial clip shows police vehicles and officers around Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex on the morning of April 8. The short footage offers few immediate details about the reason for the response.

A Cary man was arrested and indicted in connection with a Sept. 27, 2025 Bargate Drive shooting that left a man critically injured. Two others were arrested earlier and all three remain in custody.

Cool, sunny day in Raleigh with a high near 61°F. Patchy frost possible tonight and a statewide burn ban keeps fire danger elevated.

A UNC System analysis finds the state’s 16 public universities must produce 5,000–10,000 more degrees a year, with the biggest shortfalls in engineering, education, accounting and nursing. Officials are testing fast‑track degrees and targeted funding to close the gap.