Zaxby's on East Franklin Street closed Friday after about a year, leaving a high‑traffic UNC‑adjacent storefront vacant. Local reporting shows the listing also disappeared from some ordering pages.

Gusty north winds and low humidity raise wildfire concerns in Raleigh on Saturday. Highs near 56°F; hard freeze possible Sunday morning.

GoTriangle, Chapel Hill Transit and Durham picked up more than $32 million in federal grants to buy buses, add training equipment and modernize a Morrisville maintenance facility.

Raleigh police searched for four people after a shot was fired aboard a GoRaleigh bus near St. Giles Street; no one was hurt.

The North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers warns a DOJ proposal would let the attorney general review bar complaints first and could delay state discipline. Comments close April 6.

Durham’s Proximity Brewing has closed its Driver Street taproom, citing 'ongoing challenges' and high operating costs. The brewery says it will continue brewing through wholesale partners.

A new DNA match led to the arrest of Darrell Jermaine Debnam in connection with a Dec. 24, 1998 sexual assault in western Wake County. Authorities say the kit matched a national database profile.

Heavy police activity closed the Jones Sausage Road exit off I-40 after officers surrounded a crashed vehicle; Raleigh police told WRAL a Western Boulevard Wells Fargo was robbed earlier.

A Raleigh resident says scammers convinced her to wire $75,000 using a remote‑access app. Consumer groups warn AI‑enabled imposters are on the rise.

A multi-agency undercover operation in Nash County resulted in 16 arrests and more than 80 charges after officers posed as minors online.

Crews have started clearing the 500 block of Hillsborough Street to make way for a mixed‑use apartment project at 501 Hillsborough. The raze follows years of shuttered storefronts and a rezoning that allows taller development.

A 19-year-old Mebane man was arrested after a weeklong manhunt tied to a March 16 downtown Chapel Hill shooting; police say no one was hurt and he faces firearms charges.

A new state report shows North Carolina rose to ninth in the nation for women's median earnings, but degree-holders and mothers still face big gaps and steep childcare costs.