Records show Cary Police Chief Terry Sult drove a town-assigned pickup roughly 42,000 miles while owning homes near Charlotte. Town officials say the take‑home vehicle supports readiness.

Dry soils and surging diesel and fertilizer prices are delaying spring planting across North Carolina and forcing some growers to rethink their crops.

A large blaze on Stanley Road filled the Durham sky Wednesday; WRAL's Sky 5 captured aerial footage as authorities investigate. Dry conditions and a statewide burn ban add context.

Sunny and hot today with highs near 91°F and gusty winds raising wildfire risk. The statewide burn ban remains in effect.

A second-alarm fire struck Ashbrook Apartments on Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro; officials say the cause is under investigation and injuries are unclear.

North Carolina A&T defensive lineman Kelvin Broadhurst Jr., 20, died after a motorcycle crash on I‑40 in Greensboro; police say he was ejected and the crash is under investigation.

An Amtrak Carolinian train struck a person near Hammond Road in Raleigh on Wednesday. Amtrak says the person was trespassing and investigators are probing the incident.

Fayetteville's council paused a draft data‑center ordinance to study a $6.4 billion proposal on Dunn Road, with residents split over water, noise and energy concerns.

Ethan Jamieson was arrested in Raleigh and faces three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, court documents say.

Raleigh will put Stage 1 water restrictions into effect Monday as Falls Lake nears the city's trigger; watering windows, hotel laundry limits and fines for repeat violations will apply.

A multi-agency raid in Wilmington led to the arrest of a local man and the seizure of cocaine, fentanyl and firearms, officials say.

Wendy's removed three Triangle restaurants from its listings — two Raleigh locations and a Cary site — as the chain trims underperforming stores amid a national turnaround plan.

A UNC Board committee approved letting chancellors accept a housing stipend instead of living in official residences; the full board will vote in May.